Cycloxanthops novemdentatus, commonly referred to as the ninetooth pebble crab, is a small crab in the family Xanthidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Nine-tooth Pebble 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
- Xantho hydrophilus
- Xantho pilipes
- Paraxanthus barbiger
- Gaudichaudia gaudichaudii
- Glebocarcinus oregonensis
- Cancer pagurus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Xanthidae
- Genus
- Cycloxanthops
- Species
- Cycloxanthops novemdentatus
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