Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Banded Clinging Crab
Mithraculus cinctimanus
Banded Clinging Crab
Category: Spider Crabs
Scientific Name: Mithraculus cinctimanus
Size: 0.5 to 0.75 in. (1.25 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-45 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
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)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Majoidea (Superfamily)
         └Mithracidae (Family) Spider Crabs
          └Mithraculus (Genus)
           └M. cinctimanus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 421986🔗
iNaturalist ID: 346475🔗

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