Summary ⁵

Porcellana sayana is a species of porcelain crab that lives in the western Atlantic Ocean, often as a commensal of hermit crabs. It is red with white spots, and has a characteristic bulge behind each claw.

Link to Access Genomic Data ⁶

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=404960&lvl=0

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bernadette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bernadette
2. (c) FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/11355086963_4ee44030ed_o.jpg
3. Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Porcelain_crab_600.jpg
4. (c) FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/11670980763_221f896227_o.jpg
5. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcellana_sayana
6. (c) Emily Rose Sharkey, all rights reserved

More Info

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