Biology:Gecarcinus nobilii

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Short description: Species of crab

Gecarcinus nobilii
Gecarcinus nobilii live B.jpg
Male G. nobilii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinidae
Genus: Gecarcinus
Species:
G. nobilii
Binomial name
Gecarcinus nobilii
Perger & Wall, 2014

Gecarcinus nobili is a species of land crab closely related to the halloween moon crab (G. quadratus). It was described in 2014. It is from the Neotropical Pacific coast of northwestern South America.[1]

Range and habitat

G. nobilii is found along the South American Pacific coast, from Colombia to Peru. It inhabits the mangrove, tropical rainforest and other habitats that lines the coast.

Behavior

It behaves almost indistinguishably from its relative G. quadratus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20687059 entry