Gecarcinus quadratus
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"Halloween crab" and "Halloween moon crab" redirect here. For the species of hermit crab, see Halloween hermit crab.
Gecarcinus quadratus, known as the red land crab,[1] whitespot crab,[1] Halloween crab,[2] moon crab, Halloween moon crab, mouthless crab,[2] or harlequin land crab,[2] is a colourful land crab from the family Gecarcinidae.
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Gecarcinus quadratus | |
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On Parida Island, Panama | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Gecarcinidae |
Genus: | Gecarcinus |
Species: | G. quadratus |
Binomial name | |
Gecarcinus quadratus De Saussure, 1853 | |
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