Matuta victor, also known as the common moon crab, is a species of crab belonging to the family Matutidae. It is a medium-sized coastal crab, native to the warm beaches of the Indo-Pacific. It has also been introduced to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Moon 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
- Ashtoret lunaris
- Matuta planipes
- Ovalipes trimaculatus
- Ovalipes catharus
- Ovalipes ocellatus
- Ovalipes australiensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Matutidae
- Genus
- Matuta
- Species
- Matuta victor
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