Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Mosaic Boxer Crab
Lybia tessellata
Mosaic Boxer Crab
Also known as: Pom-Pom Crab
Category: Mud Crabs
Scientific Name: Lybia tessellata
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 6-40 ft. (2-12 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
        └Xanthoidea (Superfamily)
         └Xanthidae (Family) Mud Crabs
          └Lybia (Genus)
           └L. tessellata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 208964🔗
iNaturalist ID: 51177🔗

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