Lewindromia unidentata Sponge crab

Lewindromia unidentata is commonly referred to as Sponge crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12660 

AphiaID:

440093 

Scientific:

Lewindromia unidentata 

German:

Schwammkrabbe 

English:

Sponge Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Dromiidae (Family) > Lewindromia (Genus) > unidentata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Rüppell, ), 1830 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Eritrea, Arabian Sea, Comores, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, India, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Red Sea, Somalia, South-Pazific, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

35 - 112 Meter 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Lewindromia unidentata
  Schwammkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-12-29 13:27:16 

Last edit:

2021-04-14 07:37:57 

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