Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Barrel Sponge Porcelain Crab
Aliaporcellana spongicola
Barrel Sponge Porcelain Crab
Category: Porcelain Crabs
Scientific Name: Aliaporcellana spongicola
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1 cm)  
Depth: 3-250 ft. (1-75 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Galatheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Porcellanidae (Family) Porcelain Crabs
          └Aliaporcellana (Genus)
           └A. spongicola (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1289279🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1111842🔗

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