Heteronucia spinifera Leucosiid Crab, Nut crab

Heteronucia spinifera is commonly referred to as Leucosiid Crab, Nut crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Heteronucia spinifera

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 12630
AphiaID:: 441168

Scientific:: Heteronucia spinifera
German:: Kugelkrabbe
English:: Leucosiid Crab, Nut Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Leucosiidae (Family) > Heteronucia (Genus) > spinifera (Species)
Initial determination:: Edmondson, 1951

Occurrence:: Central Pazific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Marschall Islands
Sea depth:: 1 - 10 Meter
Size:: 0,5 cm
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown