Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Horseshoe Crab
Horseshoe Crab
Scientific Name: Limulus polyphemus
Family: Limulidae
Category: Horseshoe Crabs
Size: 10 to 20 in. (25 to 50 cm)  
Depth: 1-15 ft. (0-5 m)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan peninsula, East Coast of USA
Note: Despite its name, the Horseshoe Crab is more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions than to crabs

Invertebrates
Crustaceans
Horseshoe Crabs

Horseshoe Crab

True Crabs
Shrimps
Mantis Shrimps
Hermit Crabs
Squat Lobsters
Boxer Shrimps
Ghost Shrimps
Slipper Lobsters
Isopods
Barnacles
Spiny Lobsters

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