Moss Crab

Loxorhynchus crispatus, known generally as the masking crab or moss crab, is a species of true crab in the family Epialtidae. It is found in the East Pacific.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Moss 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

• Oregonia gracilis
• Schizophrys aspera
• Scyra acutifrons
• Pisoides edwardsii
• Loxorhynchus grandis
• Phyllolithodes papillosus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Epialtidae

Genus

Loxorhynchus

Species

Loxorhynchus crispatus

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