Tiozzo Cuccaro Franco· 29 Nov 2015
Credo si tratti di COLEUSIA URANIA e non di COLEUSIA HIULIANAE.
Crustaceans
Four Ring Purse Crab
Coleusia huilianae
Also known as: Brachyura Crab, Leucosia anatum, Painted Pebble Crab, Pebble Crab, Purse Crab, Rubble Crab, True Crab
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Brachyura Crab
- Leucosia anatum
- Painted Pebble Crab
- Pebble Crab
- Purse Crab
- Rubble Crab
- True Crab
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Overview
Found over pebbles and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs and shorelines.
Depth - land-15m
Brachyura crabs are considered true crabs, they have a short abdomen, 4 walking legs and a pair of clawed arms at the front.
Many thousands of species live worldwide in sea water, fresh water and on land
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
LIVES IN
Found over pebbles and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs and shorelines.
RANGE
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Adult photos 1
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Discussion 4
4 comments
- RP· 19 Nov 2014
This pebble crab agreed with Coleusia urania and C. huileanae, which the former sp. found in China Sea and the latter found in Gulf of Thailand through Indian Ocean.
ALL STAGES
FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS
Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyLeucosiidae
- genusColeusia
- speciesColeusia huilianae Promdam, Nabhitabhata & Galil, 2014
SourcesWoRMS
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