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Portly Spider Crab
Libinia emarginata
28 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
Longnose Spider CrabLibinia dubia
Spiny Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Great Spider CrabHyas araneus
Speckled Purse CrabPersephona aquilonaris
Sheep CrabLoxorhynchus grandis
Lesser Spider CrabMaja crispata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,565 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,470 |
| New Jersey | 490 |
| New York | 381 |
| Virginia | 268 |
| South Carolina | 244 |
| Connecticut | 232 |
| Rhode Island | 187 |
| Texas | 148 |
| Delaware | 138 |
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 | Kelp Crabs · Epialtidae |
| Genus | Libinia |
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 Portly Spider Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.