Gecarcinus quadratus

"Halloween crab" and "Halloween moon crab" redirect here. For the species of hermit crab, see Halloween hermit crab.

Gecarcinus quadratus
On Parida Island, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinidae
Genus: Gecarcinus
Species:
G. quadratus
Binomial name
Gecarcinus quadratus

Gecarcinus quadratus, known as the red land crab,[1] whitespot crab,[1] Halloween crab,[2] moon crab, Halloween moon crab, mouthless crab,[2] or harlequin land crab,[2] is a colourful land crab from the family Gecarcinidae.

  1. ^ a b Donald B. Bright & Charles L. Hogue (1972). "A synopsis of burrowing land crabs of the World and list of their arthropod symbionts and burrow associates" (PDF). Contributions in Science. 220. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-09.
  2. ^ a b c T. Beth Kinsey. "Halloween Crab". The Firefly Forest. Retrieved July 28, 2011.