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Micippa cristata

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

Micippa cristata is a species in the family Majidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about Micippa cristata

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Micippa cristata live?

Not recorded

Is Micippa cristata endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Micippa cristata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyMajidae
  6. genusMicippa
  7. SpeciesMicippa cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cancer bilobus, Cancer cristata, Micippa cristata spinatruncata, Micippa cristata var. granulipes, Micippa cristata var. laevimana, Micippe cristata

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • オオタマワタクズガニJapanese
  • オオワタクズガニ[オオタマワタクズガニ]Japanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Micippa cristata

Other species in the same genus Micippa.

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What kind of animal is Micippa cristata?

Micippa cristata (Micippa cristata) belongs to the family Majidae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Micippa cristata (Micippa cristata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/micippa-cristata

MLA

“Micippa cristata (Micippa cristata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/micippa-cristata.

BibTeX
@misc{micippa_cristata_2026,
  title = {Micippa cristata (Micippa cristata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/micippa-cristata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}