Mictyris platycheles
Soldier Crab
As recorded: Mictyris platycheles H.Milne Edwards, 1852
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Mictyridae
- Locality
- N.S.W.; Botany Bay
- Island
- Australia
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mictyris platycheles observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 747 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Burrill Lake NSW 2539, Australia
(c) laeuffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Barwon Heads, AU
(c) underwaterbelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
E. Gippsland - Bairnsdale, AU-VI, AU
(c) Julia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Port Stephens, NSW, AU
(c) finley_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Waratah Bay VIC 3959, Australia
(c) Jeanette Mill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Australia
(c) Di Luscombe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mictyris platycheles. BPBM 458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37593174. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/458.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37593174 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026