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Halicarcinus cookii Cook's Pillbox Crab

Halicarcinus cookii is commonly referred to as Cook's Pillbox Crab . Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Halicarcinus cookii,Onemana 3691, New Zealand 2020


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
16015 
AphiaID:
441773 
Scientific:
Halicarcinus cookii 
German:
Cooks Pillenbox-Krabbe 
English:
Cook's Pillbox Crab  
Category:
Krabben 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Hymenosomatidae (Family) > Halicarcinus (Genus) > cookii (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Filhol, ), 1885 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
0 - 1 Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils 
Size:
up to 0.39" (1 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-24 16:09:02 

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Halicarcinus cookii (Filhol, 1885)

Flattened carapace, octagonal, narrowing towards the front. Carapace sides with teeth on each side. The color varies depending on the habitat, ranging from lime green to almost black, with or without whitish mottling.

Endemic, widespread throughout New Zealand including Stewart and Chatham Islands. Among algae (Corallina sp. and Hormosira Banksii), mussels and vegetation on open and rocky coasts. Intertidal zone, shallow water.

Similar to Halicarcinus spp. and Halimena aoteoroa.

Synonymised names:
Hymenicus Cookii Filhol, 1885 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Coaststal crabs a guide to the crabs of New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 24.10.2023.
  2. inaturalist (en). Abgerufen am 24.10.2023.
  3. Researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 24.10.2023.

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Halicarcinus cookii,Auckland, New Zealand 2019
Halicarcinus cookii,Onemana 3691, New Zealand 2020

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