Biology:Australoplax
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Australoplax is a genus of crabs which are spread along the north-eastern coastline of Australia. The only species in this genus is Australoplax tridentata, commonly known as the furry-clawed crab[1] or tuxedo shore crab,[2] found in Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.[1]
Description
Claws are blue. Adult males have large claws, adult females small claws. Adult males have a patch of fur at the base of the fingers.[1] The carapace breadth is up to 15 millimetres (0.59 in).[3] It lives in mangroves and muddy creek banks.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Furry-clawed crab". Government of Queensland. 2017. https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Crustaceans/Common+marine+crustaceans/~/link.aspx?_id=17DF36468C4E444C85D7D31E3B11CC1B&_z=z.
- ↑ "Estuarine Shore Crabs of New South Wales". https://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/Newcastle/media/Documents/environment/Coast%20and%20River/estuarineshorecrabs.pdf.
- ↑ Barnes, R. S. K. (December 14, 1966). "The Status of the Crab Genus Euplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852; and a new genus Australoplax of the subfamily Macrophtalminae, Dana, 1851 (Brachyura, Ocypodidae)". The Australian Zoologist XIII, Part 4.
External links
- Video of Australoplax tridentata feeding on YouTube
Wikidata ☰ Q18592690 entry
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