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Brazilian Mole Crab

Emerita brasiliensis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 33, February 8, March 5, April 1, May 2, June 3, July 9, August 6, September 6, October 4, November 3, December 5.
Brazil85
Uruguay37
Rocha29
Sao Paulo25
Rio de Jeneiro22
Espirito Santo11
Rio Grande do Sul11
Santa Catarina8
Maldonado8
Parana6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilyHippid Mole Crabs · Hippidae
GenusSand Fleas · Emerita

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