Sealife guideThe heart crabPhyllolithodes papillosus
Last updated on 08/21/2024 at 10:42 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Heart crabFlatspined triangle crab
French namesCrabe coeur
Scientific namePhyllolithodes papillosus (Brandt, 1848)
FamilyLithodidae
OrderDecapoda
ClassMalacostraca

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