Granulated Crab

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Neohelice granulata

Granulated Crab, a reference photo
Photo: Nortondefeis · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Neohelice granulata is a species of crab in the family Varunidae, and the only species in the genus Neohelice. In 2009, it was estimated that N. granulata was the sixth most studied species of crab.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Granulated 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Varunidae
Species
Neohelice granulata

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