General Information:  Crustacea “mate”

 

 

	Phenotype	Genotype	Phenotype	Genotype
Body	plastic cup	Bb
Legs	color straw	EE
Eyes	cl. porn-porn	ii
Antennae	paper clip	LI
Body Cover.	grn. cut cup	SS

 

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class:        Crustacea

 

Genus:        Pentapairuslegus

Species: chlorocapus

Scientific Name: Pentapairuslegus chlorocapus

 

Common Name: Ten- legged Green Caped Crab

 

Habitat: This crustacea lives in the warm deep water off the coast of Southern Florida. It lives within the coral reefs of the Gulf of Mexico

 

Food Source: Scavenger: feeds on plant and animal material left behind by other organisms.

 

Predators:           Large fish, humans, larger crustaceans

 

Structural Adaptations: jointed legs allow for a variety of directional movements, one set of front claws are longer for “reaching”, green “cape” on