Haig's Porcelain Crab
Porcellanella haigae
Also known as: Anomura Crab, Painted Porcelain Crab, Porcelain Crab, Sea Cucumber Crab, Sea Cucumber Porcelain Crab, Sea Pen Crab, Sea Pen Porcelain Crab, Soft Coral Porcelain Crab
- Anomura Crab
- Painted Porcelain Crab
- Porcelain Crab
- Sea Cucumber Crab
- Sea Cucumber Porcelain Crab
- Sea Pen Crab
- Sea Pen Porcelain Crab
- Soft Coral Porcelain Crab
Overview
Found singly, pairs, or in a consortium, living commensally with sea pens and sea cucumbers, over coral and rocky reefs.
They feed nocturnally, by spreading their arms to collect their prey of zooplankton.
Anomura crabs are considered false crabs, they have a longer abdomen and the back legs are modified or reduced so hardly noticeable.
These crabs include the hermit crabs and squat lobsters.
Many thousands of species live worldwide in sea water, fresh water and on land.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found singly, pairs, or in a consortium, living commensally with sea pens and sea cucumbers, over coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 1
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyPorcellanidae
- genusPorcellanella
- speciesPorcellanella haigae Sankarankutty, 1963
SourcesWoRMS
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Crabs (Porcellanidae)
