Lophopanopeus bellus Blackclaw Crestleg Crab

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Lophopanopeus bellus wird umgangssprachlich oft als Krabbe bezeichnet.

Blackclaw Crestleg Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus), 2014

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Lophopanopeus bellus , Blackclaw Crestleg Crab, Pigeon Point Tidepools 2015

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lexID:: 10610

Scientific:: Lophopanopeus bellus
German:: Krabbe
English:: Blackclaw Crestleg Crab

Category:: Crabs
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Panopeidae (Family) > Lophopanopeus (Genus) > bellus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Stimpson, 1860)

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Trinidad and Tobago, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 80 Meter
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Algae, Barnacles, Carrion, Clams, Crustaceans, omnivore, Snails
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Lophopanopeus bellus
Krabbe
Lophopanopeus diegensis
Lophopanopeus frontalis
Lophopanopeus heathii
Lophopanopeus leucomanus
Lophopanopeus lobipes
Lophopanopeus lockingtoni
Lophopanopeus maculatus
Lophopanopeus somaterianus

More related species in this lexicon:

Lophopanopeus sp.
Krabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-04-08 10:34:37
Last edit:: 2017-04-08 14:29:19

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Lophopanopeus bellus (Stimpson, 1860)

Lophopanopeus bellus is onmivorous, and feeds on algae, small mollusks, and barnacles.
Habitat: Under rocks, especially on gravel, both in protected waters and on the open coast.

Synonyme:
Xantho bellus Stimpson, 1860
Xantho hemphilliana Lockington, 1877 (incorrect spelling)
Xanthodes hemphillii Lockington, 1877

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Multicrustacea (Superclass) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Unreviewed: Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Brachyura (Infraorder) > Eubrachyura (Section) > Heterotremata (Subsection) > Xanthoidea (Superfamily) > Panopeidae (Family) > Lophopanopeus (Genus) > Lophopanopeus bellus (Species)

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