Oregonia gracilis

Oregonia gracilis
1855 illustration of Oregonia gracilis by James D. Dana
Oregonia gracilis from California covered with sponges
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Oregoniidae
Genus: Oregonia
Species: O. gracilis
Binomial name
Oregonia gracilis
Dana, 1851
Synonyms[1][2]

Oregonia gracilis, commonly known as the graceful decorator crab, is a species of crab belonging to the family Oregoniidae.[3] Like other decorator crabs it habitually attaches other organisms to its back as camouflage or to warn off predators.[4]

References

  1. Rathbun, Mary J. (1925). The Spider Crabs of America (PDF). Bulletin (United States National Museum) 129. Washington: Government Printing Office. pp. 7179.
  2. Davie, P. (2012). "Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  3. Dave Cowles (2005). "Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851". Walla Walla University. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  4. "Cattle Point: Where Fashion Is the Best Defense". Featured Organism: The Decorator Crab. University of Washington. 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2012.


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