Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Calappa japonica
| Calappa japonica | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Calappidae |
| Genus: | Calappa |
| Species: | C. japonica
|
| Binomial name | |
| Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892
| |
Calappa japonica, also known as the Japanese shame-faced crab,[1] is a marine species of box crab in the family Calappidae.[2] Originally found in the waters around Japan, more recently it has been found in Africa, the Red Sea and Western Australia.
- ^ "The Japanese Shame-Faced Crab". Creature Feature. Western Australian Museum. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Peter Davie (2012). "Calappa japonica". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
Previous Page Next Page
