Eriocheir japonica

Interesting Facts

Carapace almost rectangular, with distinct teeth on the lateral margins ; free-living.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Crustaceomorpha () - (Chernyshev, 1960)
        Superclass: Crustacea () - Pennant, 1777 - Crustaceans
        Epiclass: Eucrustacea ()
        Class: Malacostraca () - Latreille, 1802
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca () - Grobben, 1892
        Superorder: Eucarida () - Calman, 1904
        Order: Decapoda () - Latreille, 1802 - Decapods
        Suborder: Pleocyemata () - Burkenroad, 1963
        Infraorder: Brachyura () - Latreille, 1802
        Superfamily: Grapsoidea () - MacLeay, 1838
        Family: Grapsidae () - MacLeay, 1838 - marsh crabs, shore crabs, talon crabs
        Genus: Eriocheir () - de Haan, 1835
        Specific name: japonica - (de Haan 1835)
        Scientific name: - Eriocheir japonica (de Haan 1835)