Floral Egg Crab (species: Atergatis floridus) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Atergatis floridus
Floral Egg Crab


©Anne: Atergatis floridus on the intertidal reef flat south of South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Jakob Fahr

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Xanthidae
Genus Atergatis
Species Atergatis floridus

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Distinguishing features

Carapace convex and smooth, dark brown/green with pale scribbled pattern.

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (Carapace width)

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Distribution


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