Parapinnixa affinis | The Meaning

Tags: Crustacean.

Parapinnixa affinis the California Bay pea crab is a species of pinnotherid crab endemic to Southern California. It is a small crab that lives commensally in the tube of a tube-dwelling worm. It was described in 1900 and is one of only two marine crustaceans to be included on the IUCN Red List.

binomial authority: Samuel Jackson Holmes
class: Malacostraca
conservation status: EN
conservation status system: IUCN2.3
family: Pinnotheridae
genus: Parapinnixa
kingdom: Animal
order: Decapoda
phylum: Arthropod, Crustacean

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