Pugettia richii
| Pugettia richii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Epialtidae |
| Genus: | Pugettia |
| Species: | P. richii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pugettia richii Dana, 1851 | |
Pugettia richii, commonly known as cryptic kelp crab, is a species of small crab in the family Epialtidae. It lives among forests of kelp on the Pacific coast of North America. It can also be considered a decorator crab, often attaching small amounts of algae to its exoskeleton.