Johngarthia planata

Animals Kingdom (Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Crustaceans (Subphylum Crustacea)

• Typical Crustaceans (Superclass Multicrustacea)

• Malacostracans (Class Malacostraca)

• Decapods, Isopods, and Allies (Subclass Eumalacostraca)

• Decapods and Krill (Superorder Eucarida)

• Decapods (Order Decapoda)

• Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, and Allies (Suborder Pleocyemata)

Johngarthia planata (East Pacific Land Crab) is a bright orange species of terrestrial crab that lives on the tropical and subtropical Pacific coast of the Americas, from California to Colombia. These crabs are omnivorous and feed on seaweed (algae), vegetation and sometimes carrion.