Cryptodromia sp. Sponge crab

Cryptodromia sp. is commonly referred to as Sponge crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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Scientific:: Cryptodromia sp.
German:: Schwammkrabbe
English:: Sponge Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Cryptodromia (Genus) > sp. (Species)

Occurrence:: Bali, Indonesia
Temperature:: 77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carrion, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Cryptodromia amboinensis
Cryptodromia bispinosa
Cryptodromia bullifera
Cryptodromia coronata
Cryptodromia erioxylon
Cryptodromia fukuii
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi
Cryptodromia incisa
Cryptodromia laevis
Cryptodromia longipes
Cryptodromia mariae
Cryptodromia marquesas
Cryptodromia nierstraszi
Cryptodromia pentagonalis
Cryptodromia pileifera
Cryptodromia pitiensis
Cryptodromia protubera
Cryptodromia trispinosa
Cryptodromia trituberculata
Cryptodromia tuberculata
Cryptodromia tumida

More related species in this lexicon:

Cryptodromia sp.
Schwammkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-17 14:37:47
Last edit:: 2017-05-21 20:30:02

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Cryptodromia Stimpson, 1858

Cryptodromia have the first two pairs of legs modified to carry objects on its back, usually sponges. The crab's camouflage is do good that it is almost impossible to spot unless it moves.

External links

Species Identifikation (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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