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Leucosia rubripalma Pebble Crab

Leucosia rubripalma is commonly referred to as Pebble Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Leucosia rubripalma, 25-30mm, Anilao 2021

We saw just one of these, in near the wreck of an old ferry boat at Maricaban Island.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
15798 
AphiaID:
388146 
Scientific:
Leucosia rubripalma 
German:
Kugelkrabbe 
English:
Pebble Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Leucosiidae (Family) > Leucosia (Genus) > rubripalma (Species) 
Initial determination:
Galil, 2003 
Occurrence:
Anilao, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore 
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:
1 - 6 Meter 
Habitats:
Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 1.18" (2,1cm - 3,0cm) 
Temperature:
26,9 °F - 29,2 °F (26,9°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Leucosia affinis
  • Leucosia brevimana
  • Leucosia brevior
  • Leucosia compressa
  • Leucosia corallicola
  • Leucosia craniolaris
  • Leucosia formosensis
  • Leucosia haswelli
  • Leucosia jecusculum
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-10-01 20:09:43 

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Leucosia rubripalma Galil, 2003

Leucosia rubripalma, also known as the pebble crab, is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.

Leucosia rubripalma is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae, known as the ball crab. Globe crabs like to hide in the sandy bottom.

The carapace is ocher-orange, darker in front, behind 2 orange spots near the lateral corners of the rear rim. Back surface of the claw ocher, granules pale orange, bright orange patch on the hand. Legs white, banded with orange.

Unfortunately, further information is not available.

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