Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Coral Clinging Crab
Mithrax hispidus
Coral Clinging Crab
Category: Spider Crabs
Scientific Name: Mithrax hispidus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 15-215 ft. (5-66 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
          └Mithrax (Genus)
           └M. hispidus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 158429🔗
iNaturalist ID: 295280🔗

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