Leucosia formosensis Formosa Purse Crab

Leucosia formosensis is commonly referred to as Formosa Purse Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Leucosia formosensis Sakai, 1937, Philippines 2018_1425-01

Place: dive site "Talaga", Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines (-3.5m, muddy bottom).Comment: carapace width=2cm (approximately).
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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Scientific:: Leucosia formosensis
German:: Formosa Kugelkrabbe
English:: Formosa Purse Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Leucosiidae (Family) > Leucosia (Genus) > formosensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Sakai, 1937

Occurrence:: Anilao, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam
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:: 2,5 - 150 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Polar ice, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2,0cm - 3,1cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown