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Planes minutus in life
In life — Gulfweed Crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Frédéric ANDRE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frédéric ANDRE
BPBM 3487Invertebrate Zoology

Planes minutus

Gulfweed Crab

As recorded: Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Grapsidae

Collected by
C.H. Edmondson
Locality
Hanauma Bay
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
24 Bishop specimens of Planes minutusSpecies page ›

Planes minutus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 977 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Planes minutus observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

MG77+73, 70902 Puerto Ángel, Oax., México

(c) Mauricio Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Planes minutus observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa

(c) kairosmercy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Planes minutus observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Western Cape, ZA

(c) lindaloopi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Planes minutus observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Currarong, NSW, AU

(c) Victor Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Planes minutus observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Western Cape

(c) stuartfyvie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Planes minutus observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Peruíbe - SP, 11750-000, Brasil

(c) Fabio Barata, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Planes minutus. BPBM 3487. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38113176. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/3487.

Record sources