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Pea Crab

Crustaceans

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Scientific Name
Pinnotheres pisum 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Decapoda, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Pea Crab
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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
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikipedia: Pea crab
WikipediaWikidata Q2234799 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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