Sally-light-foot crab
A species of Grapsus Scientific name : Grapsus albolineatus Genus : Grapsus
Sally-light-foot crab, A species of Grapsus
Botanical name: Grapsus albolineatus
Genus: Grapsus
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Description
Description
Its carapace, or upper shell, is flat, circular, and rough with arched lateral margins, and may be up to 37 mm in length. Its chelae, or claws, are short, small, and flattened. Its pereiopods, or legs, are long with a tapered end. The margin of the inferior extremity of its last pair of legs is serrate. Males have bigger claws than females. This species is red, blue, or green in color. Its legs are the same color and have irregular dark-brown mottling.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods Class
Malacostracans Order
Crabs Family
Marsh crabs Genus
Grapsus Species
Sally-light-foot crab