Petrolisthes laevigatus

Petrolisthes laevigatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Porcellanidae
Genus: Petrolisthes
Species:
P. laevigatus
Binomial name
Petrolisthes laevigatus
(Guérin, 1835) [1]

Petrolisthes laevigatus is a species of porcelain crab found in Chile and Peru. Its carapace width is up to 2.5 cm.[2] P. laevigatus lives under rocks in the middle and lower intertidal area.[2] It feeds by filtering zooplankton.[2]

References

  1. ^ Masayuki Osawa (2010). "Petrolisthes laevigatus (Guérin, 1835)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Carolina J. Zagal and Consuelo Hermosilla C. (2007). Guía de Invertebrados marinos del sur de Chile, Editorial Fantástico Sur, Punta Arenas, Chile ISBN 978-956-8007-19-5


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