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Leucosia anatum Pebble Crab

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

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Leucosia anatum, 25-30mm, Anilao 2021

One of the purse crabs, there are found on muck slopes, most often at night.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
3705 
AphiaID:
209561 
Scientific:
Leucosia anatum 
German:
Kugelkrabbe 
English:
Pebble Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Leucosiidae (Family) > Leucosia (Genus) > anatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Herbst, ), 1783 
Occurrence:
Ambon, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anilao, Australia, China, Corea, Fiji, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Red Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, the Seychelles 
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:
10 - 80 Meter 
Habitats:
Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 1.93" (4.9 cm) 
Temperature:
24,5 °F - 28,9 °F (24,5°C - 28,9°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Frozen Food (large sort), Worms 
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:
  • Leucosia affinis
  • Leucosia anatum
    Kugelkrabbe
  • Leucosia brevimana
  • Leucosia brevior
  • Leucosia compressa
  • Leucosia corallicola
  • Leucosia craniolaris
  • Leucosia formosensis
  • Leucosia haswelli
  • Leucosia jecusculum
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-01 12:39:51 

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Leucosia anatum (Herbst, 1783)

Leucosia anatum, also known as the pebble crab, is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.

Synonymised names:
Cancer anatum Herbst, 1783 [in Herbst, 1782-1790] · unaccepted (basionym)
Leucosia australiensis Miers, 1886 · unaccepted
Leucosia longifrons De Haan, 1841 [in De Haan, 1833-1850] · unaccepted
Leucosia neocaledonica A. Milne-Edwards, 1874 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Leucosia ornata Miers, 1877 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Leucosia polita Hess, 1865 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Leucosia pulcherrima Miers, 1877 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Leucosia splendida Haswell, 1879 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

  1. Crab Database (en). Abgerufen am 01.04.2024.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 01.04.2024.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.03.2022.

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Kugelkrabbe - Pebble Crab - Leucosia anatum (c) by Martin Hablützel, Unterwasserfoto.ch Aufnahmeort Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesien
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Leucosia anatum, 0030-01,2024
One of the purse crabs, there are found on muck slopes, most often at night.
Leucosia anatum, 25-30mm, Anilao 2021
Kugelkrabbe, Leucosia anatum

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