Biology:Australoplax tridentata
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Short description: Species of crab
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| Genus: | Australoplax
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| Species: | A. tridentata
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| Australoplax tridentata (Barnes, 1966)
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Australoplax tridentata, commonly known as the furry-clawed crab[1] or tuxedo shore crab [2] is a species of crab in the family Macrophthalmidae[3][4] that is 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 mm.[5] 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.
- ↑ "Atlas of Living Australia". National Research Infrastructure for Australia, CSIRO. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:fcf882e8-9dc2-477e-93b2-67041aaf503f.
- ↑ "WoRMS taxon details, Australoplax Tridentata (A. Milne Edwards, 1873)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=444930.
- ↑ 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
Note: This topic belongs to "Crustaceans " portal
- Video of Australoplax tridentata feeding on YouTube
Wikidata ☰ Q13431477 entry
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