Pseudocryptochirus viridis Brilliant Coral Gall Crab, Turbinaria Gall Crab

Pseudocryptochirus viridis is commonly referred to as Brilliant Coral Gall Crab, Turbinaria Gall Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6268 

AphiaID:

444434 

Scientific:

Pseudocryptochirus viridis 

German:

Brillant Korallen-Gallkrabbe, Turbinaria Gallkrabbe 

English:

Brilliant Coral Gall Crab, Turbinaria Gall Crab 

Category:

Krabben 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Cryptochiridae (Family) > Pseudocryptochirus (Genus) > viridis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Hiro, 1938 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Banda Sea, Bunaken, China, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

3 - 30 Meter 

Size:

0.04" - 0.2" (0.1cm - 0.5cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 86 °F (23°C - 30°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous, Mucus 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Pseudocryptochirus viridis
  Brillant Korallen-Gallkrabbe, Turbinaria Gallkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-23 20:57:33 

Last edit:

2022-12-27 20:19:25 

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