Humboldt Life

Species

Cancer productus (Red rock crab)

Cancer productus

Cancer productus. Photo: (c) Zach Hawn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cancer productus, one of several species known as red rock crabs, is a crab of the genus Cancer found on the western coast of North America.

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: Cancroidea (Rock and horse crabs)
        Family: Cancridae (Rock crabs)
        Genus: Cancer (Edible crabs)
        Species: Cancer productus (Red rock crab)

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