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Heteronucia venusta Nobili, 1906
Non-poisonous and poisonous crabs live in our oceans, especially the poisonous species, e.g. of the genus Xanthidae, warn us humans by strong colors on the carapace.
The non-toxic round crab Heteronucia venusta also shows strong bright colors, but is harrmless.
General information about species of the genus Heteronucia:
Carapace not very broad and without lateral projections. Anterior lateral margins crinkled and thin, curved upward.
Eye sockets and antenna pits terminated by infraorbital lobe immediately abutting anterior margin. Basal antennal article immovably fused to suborbital lobe; flagellum usually very small or redundant. Chelipeds: Finger movable in oblique plane.
Synonymised names
Heteronucia tuberculata Chen & Türkay, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nucia gelida Rathbun, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Non-poisonous and poisonous crabs live in our oceans, especially the poisonous species, e.g. of the genus Xanthidae, warn us humans by strong colors on the carapace.
The non-toxic round crab Heteronucia venusta also shows strong bright colors, but is harrmless.
General information about species of the genus Heteronucia:
Carapace not very broad and without lateral projections. Anterior lateral margins crinkled and thin, curved upward.
Eye sockets and antenna pits terminated by infraorbital lobe immediately abutting anterior margin. Basal antennal article immovably fused to suborbital lobe; flagellum usually very small or redundant. Chelipeds: Finger movable in oblique plane.
Synonymised names
Heteronucia tuberculata Chen & Türkay, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nucia gelida Rathbun, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
