Cryptolithodes sitchensis Umbrella Crab, Turtle Crab, Sitka Crab

Cryptolithodes sitchensis is commonly referred to as Umbrella Crab, Turtle Crab, Sitka Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13483 

AphiaID:

550616 

Scientific:

Cryptolithodes sitchensis 

German:

Schildkrötenkrabbe, Regenschirm-Krabbe, Sitka Krabbe 

English:

Umbrella Crab, Turtle Crab, Sitka Crab 

Category:

Krabben 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Lithodidae (Family) > Cryptolithodes (Genus) > sitchensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

J.F. Brandt, 1853 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean, USA 

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 - 18 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 2.76" (5cm - 7,5cm) 

Temperature:

8,3 °F - 57.2 °F (8,3°C - 14°C) 

Food:

Coralline algae 

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:

• Cryptolithodes brevifrons
• 
  Cryptolithodes sitchensis
  Schildkrötenkrabbe, Regenschirm-Krabbe, Sitka Krabbe
• 
  Cryptolithodes typicus
  Schmetterlingskrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-12-29 18:09:14 

Last edit:

2024-08-14 17:49:16 

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