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Atergatis subdentatus, also known as the red reef crab, [2] dark-finger coral crab [2] or eyed coral crab, [3] is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae. [ 1 ] Description
Chaceon quinquedens, commonly known as the red deep-sea crab, [2] but sold as Atlantic deep sea red crab, or simply Atlantic red crab or red crab, is a crab that lives in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada, from North Carolina to Nova Scotia, [3] [4] and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gecarcinus is the type genus of the land crab family Gecarcinidae.They are found in warmer coastal regions of the Americas, including islands in the Caribbean.Four species from oceanic islands were formerly included in Gecarcinus as the subgenus Johngarthia, but are now treated as a separate genus, Johngarthia. [1]
Gecarcinus quadratus in Panama. The carapace of G. quadratus may reach a length of 5 cm (2.0 in). It has a pair of largely purple claws, red-orange legs, and an almost entirely black carapace with a pair of yellow, orange, purple or reddish spots behind the eyes, and an additional pair of whitish spots on the central-lower carapace.
P. armatus is one of the largest species of hermit crab: [3] adults may reach a carapace length of 43 mm (1.7 in). [6] The legs, including the claws, have bands of colour, in red, orange and white, and the claws bear short spines on the dorsal surface. [6] The eyestalks are short, but bear large black compound eyes. [6]
Gecarcinus ruricola is a species of terrestrial crab. It is the most terrestrial of the Caribbean land crabs, [3] and is found from western Cuba across the Antilles as far east as Barbados. Common names for G. ruricola include the purple land crab, [1] black land crab, [3] red land crab, [4] and zombie crab. [5]
The carapace is wider at the front, reddish brown in color, with ten white spots. [5] Ranina ranina is mainly nocturnal , and remains buried in the sand during the day. [ 3 ] Ranina ranina is easily distinguished from other crab species in its habitat due to its red carapace and elongated midsection.
Gecarcinus lateralis, also known by the common names blackback land crab, Bermuda land crab, red land crab (leading to easy confusion with Gecarcoidea natalis) and moon crab (leading to easy confusion with G. quadratus and Cardisoma spp.), is a colourful crab from the family Gecarcinidae.