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Sand Fleas
Emerita
Emerita is a small genus of decapod crustaceans, known as mole crabs, sand fleas, sand crabs, sand fiddlers or sea cicada. These small animals burrow in the sand in the swash zone and use their antennae for filter feeding.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pacific Sand Crab
speciesEmerita analoga
Atlantic Sand Crab
speciesEmerita talpoida
Brazilian Mole Crab
speciesEmerita brasiliensis
Tropical Mole Crab
speciesEmerita rathbunae
Indonesian Mole Crab
speciesEmerita emeritus
Benedict Sand Crab
speciesEmerita benedicti
South African Mole Crab
speciesEmerita austroafricana
Emerita almeidai
speciesEmerita almeidai
Puerto Rican Sand Crab
speciesEmerita portoricensis
Emerita holthuisi
speciesEmerita holthuisi
Emerita taiwanensis
speciesEmerita taiwanensis
Emerita karachiensis
speciesEmerita karachiensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47183.