Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus
Depressed Spider Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Xenocarcinus depressus
Size: Up to 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Epialtidae (Family)
└Epialtinae (Subfamily)
└Xenocarcinus (Genus)
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