Common name of Calappa hepatica
 
Common Name Common box crab
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hawaii
Locality
Ref. Meadows, D.W. and A. Kane, 2006
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier mod. for abundance
Remarks 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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