Phyllolithodes is a monospecific genus of king crab in the family Lithodidae. Its only species, Phyllolithodes papillosus (nicknamed the flatspine triangle crab), lives in the intertidal zone and the subtidal zone. It can be found as far north as Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands and as far south as San Miguel Island in Southern California. Phyllolithodes is likely a sister genus of Rhinolithodes.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Heart 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
- Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii
- Loxorhynchus crispatus
- Pisoides edwardsii
- Echidnocerus foraminatus
- Scyra acutifrons
- Echidnocerus cibarius
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Lithodidae
- Genus
- Phyllolithodes
- Species
- Phyllolithodes papillosus
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