Biology:Echinoecus pentagonus
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Short description: Species of crab
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| Echinoecus pentagonus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1879) [1]
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The "sea urchin crab" Echinoecus pentagonus is a species of crab in the family Pilumnidae found from the Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands.[2] This crab is a parasite that lives in the rectum of a sea urchin. In Hawaii, it chooses only Echinothrix calamaris, leaving few of these urchins unpopulated. Its curved and pointed carapace reaches only 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) in width.[3]
Taxonomic synonyms of E. pentagonus include:[4]
- Echinoecus klunzingeri Miyake, 1939
- Echinoecus pentagonus Rathbun, 1894
- Echinoecus rathbunae Miyake, 1939
- Eumedon convictor Bouvier & Seurat, 1906
- Eumedon pentagonus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
- Eumedonus petiti Gravier, 1922
- Liomedon pentagonus Klunzinger, 1906
References
- ↑ Sammy De Grave et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 21: 138. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064728/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf.
- ↑ "Echinoecus pentagonus (Milne-Edwards, 1879)". SeaLifeBase. http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=21381. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ↑ John P. Hoover (2007). Hawaiian Sea Creatures. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 1-56647-220-2.
- ↑ P. Davie (2010). "Echinoecus pentagonus". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=442367. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q5233945 entry
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