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Micippa philyra Philyra Spider Crab

Micippa philyra is commonly referred to as Philyra Spider Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Micippa philyra, Japan 1993_0064-01


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lexID:
18179 
AphiaID:
0 
Scientific:
Micippa philyra 
German:
Philyra Spinnenkrabbe 
English:
Philyra Spider Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Majidae (Family) > Micippa (Genus) > philyra (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Herbst, ), 1803 
Occurrence:
India, Japan, Mauritania, Mauritius, Taiwan 
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:
- 15 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Under rocks 
Size:
2,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
omnivore 
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:
2026-02-23 12:55:43 

Info

Micippa philyra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymised names
Cancer philyra Herbst, 1803 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Micippa mascarenica Kossmann, 1877 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Micippa mascarenica var. nodulifera Baker, 1905 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Micippa philyra var. mascarenica Kossmann, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Micippa superciliosa Haswell, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Micippe philyra (Herbst, 1803) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Paramicippa asperimanus Miers, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (2)
Variety Micippa philyra var. latifrons Richters, 1880 accepted as Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Micippa philyra var. mascarenica Kossmann, 1877 accepted as Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

  1. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 23.02.2026.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 23.02.2026.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 23.02.2026.

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