Portunus sayi
-The Sargassum Crab is in Phylum Arhtropoda.
- Its habitat is in the floating weed called Sargasso.
- The range it lives in is Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas; Bermuda; West Indies to Brazil.
- It is 54mm wide and 28mm long.
- It's usually chocolate brown or oliver, with irregular whitish spots.
-Although this crab is normally a creature of the high seas, it is frequently seen among weeds blown ashore by stroms. |
