Flame Streaked Box Crab

Calappa flammea, the flame box crab, is a species of crab native to the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a member of the box crab family, the Calappidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Flame Streaked Box 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

• Calappa ocellata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Calappidae

Genus

Calappa

Species

Calappa flammea

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