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Species Ovalipes ocellatus - Lady Crab

Leopard-spotted crab - Ovalipes ocellatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)

Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)

Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))

Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)

Infraorder Brachyura (True Crabs)

Family Portunidae (Swimming Crabs)

Genus Ovalipes

Species ocellatus (Lady Crab)

Other Common Names

Ocellate Lady Crab

Explanation of Names

Author: J. F. W. Herbst, 1799

Range

Atlantic coast, Cape Cod to Texas

Internet References

Wikipedia

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 3 January, 2010 - 2:11pm

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