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Mursia cristiata Masked Crab

Mursia cristiata is commonly referred to as Masked Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Mursia cristiata,outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17187 
AphiaID:
241044 
Scientific:
Mursia cristiata 
German:
Masken-Krabbe 
English:
Masked Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Calappidae (Family) > Mursia (Genus) > cristiata (Species) 
Initial determination:
H. Milne Edwards, 1837 
Occurrence:
South-Africa 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 
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:
  • Mursia africana
  • Mursia armata
  • Mursia aspera
  • Mursia aurorae
  • Mursia australiensis
  • Mursia baconaua
  • Mursia bicristimana
  • Mursia buwaya
  • Mursia coseli
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-24 13:17:03 

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Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Mursia is a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae.

Synonymised names
Cryptosoma orientis Adams & White, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mursia cristimanus De Haan, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

  1. research.nhm.org (en). Abgerufen am 24.01.2025.

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