Menippe adina is a species of crab, sometimes called the Gulf stone crab or Western Gulf stone crab. It is very closely related to the Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, of which it is sometimes considered to be a subspecies.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Western Gulf Stone Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Menippe mercenaria
- Menippe nodifrons
- Menippe rumphii
- Ozius truncatus
- Panopeus obesus
- Myomenippe hardwickii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Menippidae
- Genus
- Menippe
- Species
- Menippe adina
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