Levels of Classification
What Phylum are crabs in?
Phylum
How many different crab species are there?
more than 4,500
What do crabs use to walk with?
Their legs
Where do most crabs live?
in and around water
What do most crabs eat?
fish, crustaceans, shrimp, and other small animals
What Subphylum are crabs in?
Crustacea
Where do a lot of crab species live?
coastal areas of salty, fresh or brackish water
What do they use to help catch food?
their claws
Where do Pea Crabs live?
they live on the Atlantic Coast from North America to Brazil and along the Pacific coast
What do Pea Crabs eat?
plankton
What Class are crabs in?
Malacostraca
What is a group of crabs called?
casts
What do they use to breathe?
using gills
Where do Snow Crabs live?
they live in the Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea (Alaska and British Columbia)
What do Snow Crabs eat?
fish, shrimp, crabs, worms, clams, brittle stars, snails, algae, and sponges
What Order are crabs in?
Decapoda
What is the average lifespan of a crab?
3 to 4 years
What do they use to see?
eyes
Where do Chinese Mitten Crabs live?
they live in East Asia
What do Chinese Mitten Crabs eat?
both plants and animals
What Suborder are crabs in.
Pleocyemata
Are crabs omnivores, carnivores, or herbivores?
omnivores
What do they use to help them swim?
swimmerettes
Where do Chesapeake Blue Crabs live?
they live underwater grasses and oyster reefs, and they range from shallow, brackish waters to deeper, saltier waters
What do Chesapeake Blue Crabs eat?
clams, oysters, mussels, smaller crustaceans, freshly dead fish, plant and animal detritus—and smaller and soft-shelled blue crabs