Calappa gallus

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Calappa gallus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Calappidae
Genus: Calappa
Species:
C. gallus
Binomial name
Calappa gallus
(Herbst, 1803)

Calappa gallus, common name rough box crab, [1] or lumpy box crab, [2] and Hawaiian name poki poki, [2] is a benthic species of box crab in the family Calappidae. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Peter Davie (2012). "Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Family Calappidae - Marine Invertebrates of Kalaupapa National Historical Park". Botany.hawaii.edu. 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2012-06-19.