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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.) (Eucarida) » Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp (Decapoda) » True Crabs (Brachyura) » Sesarmidae » Aratus » Mangrove Tree Crab (Aratus pisonii)

Species Aratus pisonii - Mangrove Tree Crab

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Habitat · Internet References
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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 Sesarmidae
Genus Aratus
Species pisonii (Mangrove Tree Crab)
Other Common Names
Mangrove Crab
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aratus pisonii (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Numbers
Only North American species in the genus.
Habitat
Arboreal, in mangrove swamps.
Internet References
ITIS Report for Aratus pisonii
A Portrait of the Tampa Bay Estuary, Featured Creature: Mangrove Crab (Aratus pisonii)
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce (Florida): Aratus pisonii, Mangrove Tree Crab
NatureServe Explorer: Aratus pisonii
Contributed by John Pearson on 10 January, 2010 - 8:09am
Additional contributions by KenW, metrioptera
Last updated 1 February, 2019 - 2:47pm

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