Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Gaudy Clown Crab
Platypodiella spectabilis
Gaudy Clown Crab
Category: Mud Crabs
Scientific Name: Platypodiella spectabilis
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Xanthidae (Family)
       └Platypodiella (Genus)

Crustaceans
Mud Crabs

Gaudy Clown Crab



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