Insulamon palawanense | |
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Insulamon palawanense on a 2015 stamp of the Philippines | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Potamidae |
Genus: | Insulamon |
Species: | I. palawanense
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Binomial name | |
Insulamon palawanense Freitag, 2012
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Insulamon palawanense, or the Palawan purple crab is a species of freshwater crab from the Philippines described in 2012.[1][2] They are 2.5–5.3 centimetres (1.0–2.1 in) wide and are a striking purple colour.