Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Family Grapsidae Genus Geograpsus Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Decapoda, Mottled shore crab, Goniopsis cruentata, Metopograpsus, Planes minutus | ||
Geograpsus lividus is a species of crabs in the family Grapsidae.
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Description
Geograpsus lividus can reach a width of about 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in). Cephalothorax is globose, smooth and without tubercles. Chelar tubercles are restricted to the upper half of the chelae.
Distribution
Geograpsus lividus is present in the Western Atlantic Ocean and in the East Pacific. It can be found on both coasts of America from the central Gulf to Chile and the Galapagos Islands, and from Florida to Brazil.
Habitat
These crabs live among rocks and stones and in the high tide and splash zones.
References
Geograpsus lividus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA