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Atelecyclus undecimdentatus

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Species of crab

Atelecyclus undecimdentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Atelecyclidae
Genus: Atelecyclus
Species: A. undecimdentatus
Binomial name
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus
(Herbst, 1783)

Atelecyclus undecimdentatus is a species of crab in the family Atelecyclidae.

Description

The body of this crab is quite hairy, and has a whitish to cream colour, with purple marks on the carapace. The carapace has a smooth texture and a fringe of long setae. It is significantly wider than it is long, growing up to 5 cm long and 6.3 cm wide. The postero-lateral margins strongly converge.

Atelecyclus undecimdentatus is often very dirty which can alter its appearance. It has short antennae, being only about a quarter of the length of the carapace. The claws are similar to each other, with black tips. Both the claws and legs have many bristles.

This crab is sometimes mistaken for the more common Atelecyclus rotundatus. However, Atelecyclus rotundatus can be distinguished by its finer granulations and narrower carapace.

Distribution

This species is found in the coastal Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, and also rarely occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

Habitat

Atelecyclus undecimdentatus normally lives in waters around 30 metres deep on bottoms ranging from gravel to sandy mud, sometimes under rocks.

References

  1. Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2012). "Atelecyclus undecimdentatus (Herbst, 1783)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  2. "Atelecyclus undecimdentatus - Marine Life Encyclopedia". Habitas.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  3. "Photo of Atelecyclus undecimdentatus - # - Arthropod biology". European Marine Life. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  4. ^ security. "DORIS - FFESSM - Biologie et plongée - Faune et flore sous-marines et dulcicoles". Doris.ffessm.fr. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  5. "The Marine Life Information Network". MarLIN. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
Taxon identifiers
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus
Cancer undecimdentatus
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