Tunnelling mud crab facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tunnelling mud crab |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Suborder: |
Pleocyemata
|
| Infraorder: | |
| Family: |
Varunidae
|
| Genus: |
Austrohelice
K. Sakai, Türkay & Yang, 2006
|
| Species: |
A. crassa
|
| Binomial name | |
| Austrohelice crassa (Dana, 1851)
|
|
| Synonyms | |
|
|
The tunnelling mud crab, Austrohelice crassa, is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Grapsidae, endemic to the sea coasts of New Zealand. Their carapace width is up to 40 mm.
Black History Month on Kiddle
Renowned African-American Artists:
 | Kyle Baker |
 | Joseph Yoakum |
 | Laura Wheeler Waring |
 | Henry Ossawa Tanner |
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Tunnelling mud crab Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.