Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Wire Coral Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus
Wire Coral Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Xenocarcinus tuberculatus
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
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)
         └Epialtidae (Family)
          └Epialtinae (Subfamily) Imitator Crabs
           └Xenocarcinus (Genus)
            └X. tuberculatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 208897🔗
iNaturalist ID: 319534🔗

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