Leptomithrax gaimardii (common name - Giant spider-crab) is a species of crab in the Majidae family, first described by Henri Milne-Edwards in 1834 as Paramithrax gaimardii, from a specimen (erroneously said to be) found in New Zealand waters by Joseph Paul Gaimard who is honoured by the species epithet.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Great spider 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
- Maja brachydactyla
- Loxorhynchus grandis
- Chionoecetes opilio
- Hyas araneus
- Libinia emarginata
- Paralithodes camtschaticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Majidae
- Genus
- Leptomithrax
- Species
- Leptomithrax gaimardii
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