Camposcia retusa: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Inachidae
- Genus
- Camposcia
- Species
- Camposcia retusa
- Scientific Name
- Camposcia retusa
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Camposcia retusa
Camposcia retusa, known commonly as the velcro crab, spider decorator crab, or harlequin crab, is a species of marine crustacea in the family Inachidae. It is known for attaching living sponges and corals to itself, which camouflage it. It is the only species in the genus Camposcia.
The velcro crab is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area, including the Red Sea.
...Camposcia retusa in languages:
- Chinese
- 鈍額曲毛蟹
- English
- Reef Decorator Crab
- English
- Blunt Decorator Crab
- English
- Spider Decorator Crab
- English
- Decorator Crab
- English
- Velcro Crab
- English
- Disguised Crab
- French
- Crabe décorateur
- French
- Crabe déguisé
- Japanese
- モクズセオイ
- Japanese
- モクズショイ
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