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Cryptic teardrop crab
Pelia mutica
(Gibbes, 1850)
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Summary
Saltwater. Decorator crabs. Found on reefs. This crab belongs to the
decorator crabs, which means that they camouflage themselves using bits
of sponge or algae.
To be confused with
- Spongy Decorator Crab Macrocoeloma trispinosum
- Banded Clinging Crab Mithrax cinctimanus.
Characteristics
Size: Carapace up to 2 cm wide.
Colour: The colour is blue to purple with darker spots. Shape: Crablike body withflat legs.
Habitat environment and ecology
Inhabits reefs. This crab belongs to the decorator crabs, which means
that they camouflage themselves using bits of sponge or algae.
Distribution range
St. Eustatius. BES-eilanden
Author
[Marion Haarsma, apr. 2015]
Literature
- Humann, P., & DeLoach, N. (2002). Reef Creature Identification:
Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (p. 420). Jacksonville (FL): New World
Publications.
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