Purple Land Crab

Gecarcinus ruricola

Purple Land Crab (Gecarcinus ruricola) is a species of the class Malacostraca in the family Gecarcinidae (Land Crabs) and order Decapoda (Crabs).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Arthropoda
    - Class: Malacostraca
      - Order: Decapoda
        Family: Gecarcinidae
        Genus: Gecarcinus
        Species: Gecarcinus ruricola

Species in the Genus of Gecarcinus

Blackback Land Crab

Gecarcinus lateralis

Purple Land Crab

Gecarcinus ruricola

Red Land Crab

Gecarcinus quadratus

External Links

Gecarcinus ruricola – Wikipedia