Blue Land Crab, also called the great land crab, is a species of land crab found in tropical and subtropical estuaries and other maritime areas along the Atlantic coast of the Americas, from Brazil and Colombia through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico to the Bahamas, and north to Florida and Bermuda. It varies in color from dark blue to brown or pale grey, and can grow to 15 centimeters in carapace width while weighing over 500 grams.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Decapoda, Taxa Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cardisoma guanhumi
In Biome
Source Cardisoma guanhumi (Wikipedia)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Cardisoma guanhumi (Wikipedia)
Infobox: taxon
Cardisoma guanhumi
Article text
C. guanhumi is omnivorous, collecting and eating leaves and fruits close to its burrow whilst also eating insects and carrion.
- In Biome: Estuary, Introduction
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cardisoma guanhumi (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHabitat: Habitat Regions
Habitat Regions terrestrial terrestrial saltwater or marine saltwater or marine
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Negative Impacts crop pest
View the Source 3. Blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) (Wikipedia)
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cardisoma guanhumi
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Decapoda, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Taxon record
"order": "Decapoda"
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