Dromidiopsis tridentata Trident Sponge Crab

Dromidiopsis tridentata is commonly referred to as Trident Sponge Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Dromidiopsis tridentata,female, Philippines 2013_0879-02

Place: dive site "Cavan Cove", Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines, (-7m, coral reef).Comment: carapace width=1.1cm, female.
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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AphiaID:: 209447

Scientific:: Dromidiopsis tridentata
German:: Dreizahn Schwammkrabbe
English:: Trident Sponge Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Dromiidae (Family) > Dromidiopsis (Genus) > tridentata (Species)
Initial determination:: Borradaile, 1903

Occurrence:: Anilao, Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, the Seychelles
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 - 80 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,1 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown