Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Family Oregoniidae Genus Oregonia Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Oregonia, Pugettia, Decapoda, Telmessus cheiragonus, Pugettia productus | ||
Oregonia gracilis, commonly known as the graceful decorator crab, is a species of crab belonging to the family Oregoniidae. Like other decorator crabs it habitually attaches other organisms to its back as camouflage or to warn off predators.
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