Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Southern Teardrop Crab
Pelia rotunda
Southern Teardrop Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Pelia rotunda
Size: Up to 0.5 in. Up to 1.2 cm)  
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, South 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)
         └Epialtidae (Family)
          └Pisinae (Subfamily) Imitator Crabs
           └Pelia (Genus)
            └P. rotunda (Species)
WoRMS ID: 441651🔗
iNaturalist ID: 864985🔗

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