Xantho pilipes, or Risso's crab, is a species of crab from the family Xanthidae, named for the naturalist Antoine Risso.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Risso's 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 poressa
- Leptodius affinis
- Leptodius sanguineus
- Lophopanopeus bellus
- Cycloxanthops novemdentatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Xanthidae
- Genus
- Xantho
- Species
- Xantho pilipes
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