Location: British Virgin Islands
Florent's Guide To The
South Florida Reefs
Elkhorn Coral Crab
Domecia acanthophora
Elkhorn Coral Crab
Category: Coral Crabs
Scientific Name: Domecia acanthophora
Size: Up to 1 in, (2.5 cm)
Depth: 6-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Trapezioidea (Superfamily)
└Domeciidae (Family)
└Domecia (Genus)
└D. acanthophora (Species)
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