Cyclocoeloma tuberculata

Miers, 1880

Decorator Crab, Sponge Crab

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Natural Environment: Intertidal zones and shallow lagoons

Aquarium Suitability: May be called the Teddy Bear Crab.

Will clip off bits of coral, anemones, sponges, other crabs, and plants to "decorate" itself.

Has a yellowish fuzzy-like body and claws.

Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Subclass: Eumalacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Superfamily: Majoidea

Family: Majidae

Genus: Cyclocoeloma

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Cannot be trusted with fishes or invertebrates.