Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Channel Clinging Crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus
Channel Clinging Crab
Also known as: King Crab, Reef Spider Crab, Coral Crab
Category: Spider Crabs
Scientific Name: Maguimithrax spinosissimus
Synonyms: Mithrax spinosissimus
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, 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
          └Maguimithrax (Genus)
           └M. spinosissimus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 987079🔗
iNaturalist ID: 951390🔗

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