Invertebrateverified

Maguimithrax spinosissimus

(Lamarck, 1818)

West Indian Spider Crab

Also known as: Channel Clinging Crab, Reef Spider Crab, Spiny Spider Crab

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Mithracidae

Other species in Mithracidae

Pitho aculeata

Amphithrax aculeatus

Granulated Spider Crab

Mithraculus coryphe

Nodose Clinging Crab

Mithraculus cinctimanus

Banded Clinging Crab

Mithraculus sculptus

Green Clinging Crab

Mithraculus forceps

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab

Teleophrys ruber

Amphithrax verrucosus

Paved Clinging Crab