Ovalipes ocellatus
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Ovalipes ocellatus, known as the lady crab, is a species of crab from eastern North America.[1] Other names for it include the leopard crab or Atlantic leopard crab due to the leopard-like rosette patterns on its shell, the calico crab (not to be confused with Hepatus epheliticus), or ocellated crab.[3] It has a shell 3 in (7.6 cm) long and only slightly wider, which is covered in clusters of purple spots. It occurs from Canada to Georgia, and lives mainly on molluscs, such as the Atlantic surf clam.
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Ovalipes ocellatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Ovalipidae |
Genus: | Ovalipes |
Species: | O. ocellatus |
Binomial name | |
Ovalipes ocellatus | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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