Common name of Calappa ocellata
 
Common Name Ocellated box crab
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'; 'ocellate', from Latin 'ocellatus', i.e., with small eyes. Also Ref. 77129, 115257, 122997.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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