Genus

Emerita (Sand fleas)

Emerita analoga. Photo: (c) stevenw12339, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Emerita is a small genus of decapod crustaceans, known as mole crabs, sand fleas, sand crabs, sand fiddlers or sea cicada. These small animals burrow in the sand in the swash zone and use their antennae for filter feeding.

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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: Anomura (Anomurans)
        Superfamily: Hippoidea (Mole crabs)
        Family: Hippidae (Hippid mole crabs)
        Genus: Emerita (Sand fleas)
        Species: Emerita analoga (Pacific sand crab)

Subtaxa

Species: Emerita analoga (Pacific sand crab)

Genus

Emerita (Sand fleas)

Subtaxa

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