Petrolisthes armatus

Tags: Crustacean.

Petrolisthes armatus the green porcelain crab is a species of small porcelain crab in the family Porcellanidae. It is believed to be native to Brazil but has spread to other parts of the world. Populations in the south eastern part of the United States have increased dramatically and the species is considered to be an invasive species.

class

Malacostraca

family

Porcelain crab

genus

Petrolisthes

kingdom

Animal

order

Decapoda, Anomura

phylum

Arthropod, Crustacean

synonym

*Petrolisthes iheringi (Ortmann 1897), *Petrolisthes similis (Henderson 1888), *Porcellana gundlachii (Guérin-Méneville 1855), *Porcellana leporina (Heller 1862), *Petrolisthes armatus var. pallidus (Verrill 1908)