Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus philippinensis
Scissor Swimming Crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Lupocyclus philippinensis
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
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
        └Portunoidea (Superfamily)
         └Portunidae (Family) Swimming Crabs
          └Lupocyclinae (Subfamily)
           └Lupocyclus (Genus)
            └L. philippinensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 208783🔗
iNaturalist ID: 524873🔗

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