Myra grandis Pebble Crab

Myra grandis is commonly referred to as Pebble Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Myra grandis, Philippines,2011

Place: dive site Secret Bay, Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines (gravelly bottom, 5m deep).Comment: carapace width=5-6cm.0760-06
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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AphiaID:: 238389

Scientific:: Myra grandis
German:: Kugelkrabbe
English:: Pebble Crab

Category:: Krabben

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Leucosiidae (Family) > Myra (Genus) > grandis (Species)
Initial determination:: Zarenkov, 1990

Occurrence:: French Polynesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Philippines, South-Pazific
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:: 5 - 302 Meter
Habitats:: Gravel soil, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 2.36" (2,5cm - 6cm)
Temperature:: 15,8 °F - 26,8 °F (15,8°C - 26,8°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
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:

Myra affinis
Myra australis
Myra biconica
Myra brevimana
Myra celeris
Myra currax
Myra curtimana
Myra digitata
Myra elegans
Myra eudactylus
Myra fugax
Kugelkrabbe, Kieselkrabbe
Myra grandis
Kugelkrabbe
Myra hainanica
Myra intermedia
Myra mammilaris
Myra pernix
Myra subgranulata
Myra tumidospina

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-03-19 15:17:50
Last edit:: 2024-03-19 18:09:00

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Myra grandis Zarenkov, 1990

Myra grandis is a crab in the family Leucosiidae, which are called ball crabs due to the more or less round shape of their shells. Most species live buried in mud or sand except for their eyes.

Myra grandis grows up to 6cm (shell length) and lives on gravel soils. Further information is not available.

External links

Crab Database (en). Abgerufen am 19.03.2024.
Researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 19.03.2024.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 19.03.2024.

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