Pugettia intermedia Kelp Crab

Pugettia intermedia is commonly referred to as Kelp Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Pugettia intermedia, Japan 2007_0468-02

Place: Shibazaki beach, Hayama town, Kanagawa pref., Japan (inter tidal area, rocky beach).Comment: carapace length=2cm (approximately).
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:: 17403
AphiaID:: 441481

Scientific:: Pugettia intermedia
German:: Kelp-Krabbe
English:: Kelp Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Epialtidae (Family) > Pugettia (Genus) > intermedia (Species)
Initial determination:: Sakai, 1938

Occurrence:: Corea, Japan
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
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:

Pugettia dalli
Pugettia elongata
Pugettia foliatus
Pugettia gracilis
Grazile Kelp-Krabbe, Anmutige Kelp-Krabbe
Pugettia hubbsi
Pugettia incisa
Pugettia intermedia
Kelp-Krabbe
Pugettia kagoshimensis
Pugettia leytensis
Pugettia marissinica
Pugettia mindanaoensis
Pugettia minor
Pugettia nipponensis
Pugettia pellucens
Pugettia producta
Nördliche Kelp-Krabbe
Pugettia quadridens
Pugettia richii
Kryptische Kelp-Krabbe
Pugettia similis
Pugettia tasmanensis
Pugettia venetiae

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-04-30 14:04:55
Last edit:: 2025-04-30 14:04:55

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Pugettia intermedia Sakai, 1938

This kelp crab is similar to Pugettia quadridens.

Synonymised names
Pugettia quadridens intermedia Sakai, 1938 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 30.04.2025.
Zootaxa (en). Abgerufen am 30.04.2025.

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