Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Haig's Porcelain Crab
Porcellanella haigae
Haig's Porcelain Crab
Category: Porcelain Crabs
Scientific Name: Porcellanella haigae
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Galatheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Porcellanidae (Family)
          └Porcellanella (Genus)
           └P. haigae (Species)

Crustaceans
Porcelain Crabs

Haig's Porcelain Crab

Three-Lobed Porcelain Crab

Aliaporcellana spongicola

Spotted Porcelain Crab

Charming Porcelain Crab



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