Humboldt Life

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Pugettia gracilis (Graceful kelp crab)

Pugettia gracilis

Pugettia gracilis. Photo: (c) craigpigott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Pugettia gracilis, known as the graceful kelp crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
        Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
        Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
        Infraorder: Brachyura (True crabs)
        Zoosection: Eubrachyura (Eubrachyuran crabs)
        Zoosubsection: Heterotremata (Heterotrematan crabs)
        Superfamily: Majoidea (Spider crabs and decorator crabs)
        Family: Epialtidae (Kelp crabs)
        Subfamily: Epialtinae
        Genus: Pugettia
        Species: Pugettia gracilis (Graceful kelp crab)

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