Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Xenia Swimming Crab
Caphyra sp. 1
Xenia Swimming Crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Caphyra sp. 1
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
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
          └Thalamitinae (Subfamily)
           └Caphyra (Genus)
            └C. sp. 1 (Species)

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