Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab)

Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlanes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab)
FamilyGRAPSIDAE (mitten crabs)
SuperfamilyGRAPSOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
Subsection Thoracotremata (a subsection (zoo.) of crustaceans)
Section Eubrachyura (a section (zoo.) of crustaceans)
InfraorderBrachyura (crabs)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Crothers, J.& M. 1990 An Amendment to the Crab Key Field Studies 7: 483-4.
Trewhella, S. 2007 Columbus Crab amongst Goose Barnacles Vol 18 (3) Page: 212

Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab):

A small pelagic crab that sometimes reaches Britain on drifting seaweed from the Sargasso area.

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