Most observed native land, shore, and marsh crabs
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Plant eaters All
6 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Striped Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes
34,840 observations
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Yellow Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
17,035 observations
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Mangrove Tree Crab
Aratus pisonii
4,925 observations
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Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus
3,351 observations
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Nimble Spray Crab
Percnon gibbesi
2,596 observations
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Purple Marsh Crab
Sesarma reticulatum
353 observations
Other species All
15 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus
17,056 observations
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Purple Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus
15,500 observations
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Thin-shelled Rock Crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus
8,062 observations
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Squareback Marsh Crab
Armases cinereum
5,872 observations
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Mangrove Root Crab
Goniopsis cruentata
2,363 observations
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Gulfweed Crab
Planes minutus
1,405 observations
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Estuarine Rock Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar
1,347 observations
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Tidal Spray Crab
Plagusia depressa
893 observations