Telmessus cheiragonus
Telmessus cheiragonus, the helmet crab, ventral inage
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cheiragonidae
Genus Telmessus
Species cheiragonus
Common Name: Helmet crab
Telmessus cheiragonus, Helmet crab photos by G. Fletcher
This crab shows up frequently when we are diving at Race Rocks
Other Members of the Phylum Arthropoda at Race Rocks.
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 The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams. G. Fletcher |