Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Scientific name Pugettia productus | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Infraorder Brachyura Rank Species | |
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Similar Pugettia, Loxorhynchus, Cancer productus, Graceful rock crab, Epialtidae | ||
Pugettia productus, known as the northern lame crab or shield-backed kelp crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae.
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Distribution
Found along the Pacific Coast from southern Alaska to northern Mexico.
Description
Dark brown coloured with carapace shaped like a police officer's badge or shield. As the name suggests, it feeds on kelp. Size to 9 cm (3.5 in) across the carapace.
References
Pugettia productus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA