Painted Porcelain Crab
Porcellanella triloba
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 22–72 m
- For divers: safe
A small porcelain crab that lives as a guest on sea pens, this species clings to its soft coral host in muddy sublittoral water from about 20 to 70 metres. Rather than hunt, it fans out feathery mouthparts to strain food from the current passing over the sea pen.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Porcellanidae › Porcellanella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 210641.
FAQ
- How deep does the Painted Porcelain Crab live?
- The Painted Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella triloba) is typically found at 22–72 m.
- Is the Painted Porcelain Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Painted Porcelain Crab is harmless to divers.