Macropodia sp. Longlegged spider crab

Macropodia sp. is commonly referred to as Longlegged spider crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor gevorderden. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Macropodia sp.
German:: Gespenstkrabbe
English:: Longlegged Spider Crab

Category:: Krabben

Family tree:: Macropodia (Genus) > sp. (Species)

Occurrence:: the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Detritus, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Alleen voor gevorderden
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Macropodia cirripilus
Macropodia czernjawskii
Macropodia deflexa
Macropodia doracis
Macropodia dubaleni
Macropodia falcifera
Macropodia fechtneri
Macropodia formosa
Macropodia gilsoni
Macropodia hesperiae
Macropodia intermedia
Macropodia linaresi
Macropodia longicornis
Macropodia longipes
Macropodia longirostris
Gespensterkrabbe, Seespinne
Macropodia macrocheles
Macropodia parva
Macropodia rostrata
Gespensterkrabbe
Macropodia spinulosa
Macropodia straeleni
Macropodia tenuirostris
Macropodia trigonus
Macropodia urceolata

More related species in this lexicon:

Macropodia sp.
Gespenstkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-13 11:19:12
Last edit:: 2014-04-13 11:19:12

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Die Bilder der Gespenstkrabbe würden von
Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens in niederländischen Gewässern gemacht.
Die langbeinigen Krabben sind oft von Algen, Hydrozoon und Schwämmen bewachsen.

Farbe: graubraun, gelbbraun oder rotbraun.

Die Tiere kommt bis in Tiefen von immerhin 130 Metern vor.

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