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Flame Streaked Box Crab
Calappa flammea
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Ocellated Box CrabCalappa ocellata
Dolly Varden CrabHepatus epheliticus
Florida Lady CrabOvalipes floridanus
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Lightning WhelkSinistrofulgur sinistrum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 840 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 31 |
| Georgia | 17 |
| Massachusetts | 16 |
| Alabama | 15 |
| South Carolina | 15 |
| Rhode Island | 8 |
| New York | 7 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Mexico | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Box Crabs · Calappidae |
| Genus | Typical Box Crabs · Calappa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Flame Streaked Box Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.