Common name of Calappa gallus
 
Common Name Rough box crab
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier morphology
Remarks 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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