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Panopeus herbstii Atlantic Mud Crab, Black-fingered Mud Crab

Panopeus herbstii is commonly referred to as Atlantic Mud Crab, Black-fingered Mud Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Atlantic mud crab Panopeus herbstii, found under limstone rubble at low tide.Florida keys, 2022


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lexID:
15488 
AphiaID:
158436 
Scientific:
Panopeus herbstii 
German:
Atlantische Schlammkrabbe, Schwarzfinger-Krabbe 
English:
Atlantic Mud Crab, Black-fingered Mud Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Panopeidae (Family) > Panopeus (Genus) > herbstii (Species) 
Initial determination:
H. Milne Edwards, 1834 
Occurrence:
Bermuda, Brazil, Florida, Gulf of Maine, North Atlantic Ocean, USA 
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:
0 - 22 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Mangrove Zones 
Size:
1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6,4cm) 
Temperature:
41 °F - 86 °F (5°C - 30°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Hermit crabs, Predatory, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-15 17:30:30 

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Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edwards, 1834

Panopeus herbstii have black or brown claws of unequal size. Panopeus herbstii has a strong exoskeleton, with very thick and strong claws. The shell is a dull gray and brown color.

Feeds on oysters, gastropods, hermit crabs and is a scavenger.

Host/prey of Antillesia cardisomae Humes, 1958 Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Life stage: adult
Host/prey of Cancrion carolinus Pearse & Walker, 1939 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Life stage: adult
Host/prey of Carcinocaris minipedia Björnberg & Santos, 2009 Feedingtype: ectoparasitic
Host/prey of Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler, 1884) Feedingtype: parasitic, Life stage: adult
Host/prey of Pseudione panopei Pearse, 1947 accepted as Progebiophilus upogebiae (Hay, 1917) Feedingtype: parasitic, Life stage: adult
Host/prey of Sacculina panopaei Gissler, 1884 accepted as Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler, 1884) Feedingtype: parasitic, Life stage: adult

Synonymised names:
Eupanopeus herbstii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eupanopeus herbstii herbstii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Galene hawaiensis Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Panopeus herbstii f. typica Rathbun, 1930 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (3):
Forma Panopeus herbstii f. simpsoni Rathbun, 1930 accepted as Panopeus simpsoni Rathbun, 1930 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Variety Panopeus herbstii var. granulosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 accepted as Panopeus lacustris Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Panopeus herbstii var. obesus Smith, 1869 accepted as Panopeus obesus Smith, 1869 (unaccepted > superseded combination)

External links

  1. Atlantic Mud Crab (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.

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Atlantic mud crab Panopeus herbstii, found under limstone rubble at low tide.Florida keys, 2022

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