Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Common Squat Lobster
Iridonida pusilla
Common Squat Lobster
Category: Squat Lobsters
Scientific Name: Iridonida pusilla
Synonyms: Munida pusilla
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.2 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Galatheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Munididae (Family)
          └Iridonida (Genus)
           └I. pusilla (Species)

Crustaceans
Squat Lobsters

Common Squat Lobster



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