Soldier Crab
Dotilla myctiroides
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
A small soldier crab of sandy and muddy shores, it feeds on detritus and tiny organisms sifted from the sediment. When the tide rolls in it burrows down and traps a bubble of air to breathe through the high water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Dotillidae › Dotilla
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 444873.
FAQ
- Is the Soldier Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Soldier Crab is harmless to divers.