Calappa gallus

Calappa gallus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Calappidae
Genus: Calappa
Species: C. gallus
Binomial name
Calappa gallus
(Herbst, 1803)

Calappa gallus, common name lumpy box crab,[1] and Hawaiian name poki poki,[1] is a benthic species of box crab in the family Calappidae.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Calappidae family - Marine Invertebrates of Kalaupapa National Historical Park". Botany.hawaii.edu. 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. Peter Davie (2012). "Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2012.


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