Biology:Hippa adactyla

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Hippa adactyla
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Hippa adactyla, a 22-mm specimen from Palabuhanratu, Sukabumi Regency
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Hippidae
Genus: Hippa
Species:
H. adactyla
Binomial name
Hippa adactyla
Synonyms
  • Remipes testudinarius Latreille, 1806[1]
  • Remipes denticulatifrons White, 1847

Hippa adactyla is a species of small, sand-burrowing decapod crustacean found living along the coasts of Indo-West Pacific waters. It is found on exposed sandy beaches in the swash region of the intertidal zone.

Description

Frontal region close up
Ventral with big telson

A small crustacean. Carapace ovate, more long than wide; neotype measurements: 25.1 mm × 22.5 mm.[2] Females tends to have larger bodies than males; on the southern coast of Java, the carapace length is 17.6–34.9 mm in females or 18.1–27.7 in males.[3]

According to Haig (1974):[4]

"Carapace densely covered with sharply serrate, transverse lines. Frontal margin five-toothed; outer pair narrow, triangular, and sharp-pointed, and in adults projecting well beyond inner ones; inner pair rounded; between them a small median denticle, broadly triangular and scarcely produced. A row of 50–55 shallow, setiferous, slightly elongate pits near each lateral margin, forming a narrow band. Antennal flagellum with 3–6 articles, the number increasing with age. Dactyl of second and third legs deeply falcate, distal and proximal portions of the concave margin meeting at a right angle."

Distribution

Hippoidea spp. cooked and sold as rice crackers, in southern coasts of Central Java

Hippa adactyla occurs in Indo-West Pacific waters: from Madagascar eastward to the Marquesas Islands, northward to Japan (Misaki, Sagami Bay), and southward to Queensland (Australia ).[5]

This small crustacean is especially found on sandy bottoms of low intertidal to shallow subtidal.[5]

In Malaysia, the crustaceans are locally known as Yat Yat or Ibu Remis. They can be found along the beaches in Kelantan during the monsoon season. The crustaceans are a local delicacy that is usually fried with eggs or roasted on a skewer like satay.[6]

Uses

Known locally as yutuk in southern coasts of Central Java, this crustacean is often caught by local people and cooked as a delicacy.[3]

References

  1. Pierre André Latreille (1806). Genera crustaceorum et insectorum : secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque plurimis explicata. I. Paris & Strasbourg: Apud Amand Knig, Bibliopolam. p. 45. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88033#page/74/mode/1up. 
  2. J. Haig (1970). "The status of Remipes testudinarius Latreille, and designation of a neotype for Hippa adactyla J.C. Fabricius (Decapoda, Hippidae)". Crustaceana 19 (3): 288–296. doi:10.1163/156854070x00374. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 W. Muzammil; Y. Wardiatno; N. A. Butet (2015). "Rasio panjang-lebar karapas, pola pertumbuhan, faktor kondisi, dan faktor kondisi relatif kepiting pasir (Hippa adactyla) di pantai berpasir Cilacap dan Kebumen" (in Indonesian). Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian Indonesia 20 (1): 78–84. http://oaji.net/articles/2015/2126-1434606684.pdf. 
  4. J. Haig (1974). "A review of the Australian crabs of the family Hippidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 71: 175–189. http://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/16642/16642.pdf. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 M. Osawa. "Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787". BiotaTaiwanica. http://crust.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/4026/pdf. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  6. Nor Amalina Alias (13 December 2020). "Seronok kutip Yat Yat [METROTV"] (in ms). Harian Metro. https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2020/12/652735/seronok-kutip-yat-yat-metrotv. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13231516 entry