Most observed native thoracotrematan crabs
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Plant eaters All
8 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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Mexican Fiddler Crab
Leptuca crenulata
1,946 observations
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Atlantic Mangrove Ghost Crab
Ucides cordatus
914 observations
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Purple Marsh Crab
Sesarma reticulatum
353 observations
Other species All
48 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Atlantic Ghost Crab
Ocypode quadrata
27,075 observations
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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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Blue Land Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi
9,390 observations
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Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca pugilator
8,980 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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Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax
4,873 observations