Halicarcinus varius Variable Pillbox Crab, False Spider Crab

Halicarcinus varius is commonly referred to as Variable Pillbox Crab, False Spider Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

15169 

AphiaID:

441790 

Scientific:

Halicarcinus varius 

German:

Variable Pillenbox Krabbe, Falsche Spinnenkrabbe 

English:

Variable Pillbox Crab, False Spider Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Hymenosomatidae (Family) > Halicarcinus (Genus) > varius (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Dana, ), 1851 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Port facilities, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors 

Size:

up to 0.39" (1 cm) 

Food:

Carrion, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Halicarcinus afecundus
• Halicarcinus bedfordi
• 
  Halicarcinus cookii
  Cooks Pillenbox-Krabbe
• Halicarcinus coralicola
• Halicarcinus filholi
• Halicarcinus ginowan
• Halicarcinus hondai
• Halicarcinus innominatus
• Halicarcinus keijibabai
• Halicarcinus krefftii
• Halicarcinus longipes
• Halicarcinus lucasi
• Halicarcinus messor
• Halicarcinus orientalis
• Halicarcinus ovatus
• Halicarcinus planatus
• Halicarcinus rostratus
• Halicarcinus setirostris
• Halicarcinus tongi
• Halicarcinus unidentatus
• 
  Halicarcinus varius
  Variable Pillenbox Krabbe, Falsche Spinnenkrabbe
• 
  Halicarcinus whitei
  Whites Falsche Spinnenkrabbe
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-09-13 19:45:47 

Last edit:

2023-10-24 19:24:43 

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