Atlantic Lyre Crab (Hyas araneus)

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Hyas araneus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic Lyre Crab

Also known as: Gewone Spinkrab, Great Spider Crab, Toad Crab

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Oregoniidae

Where to find it

common

Netherlands

Other species in Oregoniidae

Hyas coarctatus

Hyas coarctatus

Contracted Crab

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