Halicarcinus whitei White's false Spider Crab

Halicarcinus whitei is commonly referred to as White's false Spider Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Halicarcinus whitei, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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lexID:: 14483
AphiaID:: 441791

Scientific:: Halicarcinus whitei
German:: Whites Falsche Spinnenkrabbe
English:: White's False Spider Crab

Category:: Krabben

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Hymenosomatidae (Family) > Halicarcinus (Genus) > whitei (Species)
Initial determination:: (Miers, ), 1876

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia)
Sea depth:: 0 - 1 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Port facilities, Rivers, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Unconsolidated muddy grounds
Size:: 0,5 cm
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus, omnivore, Worms
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

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-02-07 19:14:22
Last edit:: 2023-10-24 19:30:04

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Halicarcinus whitei (Miers, 1876)

Carapace green, yellow, grey or brown, sometimes finely speckled with white or black. White's false Spider Crab have a pair of small white patches at base of last pair of legs and another on the posterior margin. Feeds on algae, seagrass and polychaetes.

Host/prey of the endoparasitic Maritrema novaezealandensis Martorelli.

Similar to Halicarcinus spp. and Halimena aoteoroa.

Synonymised names:
Elamene Whitei Miers, 1876 (basionym)

External links

Coastal crabs a guide to the crabs of New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2022.

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Halicarcinus whitei, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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