The pea crab, Pinnotheres pisum, is a small crab in the family Pinnotheridae that lives as a parasite inside oysters, clams, mussels and other species of bivalves.
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Classification
System (Realm) Scientific Name Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Israel, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: West Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Pea Crab
- Wikidata Q2234799, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Pea crab': lives as a parasite in oysters, clams, mussels, and other species of bivalves
- Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikipedia: Pea crab
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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