Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan
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Henicoplax Castro & Ng, 2010
A very small crab from the family Euryplacidae. Members of the family have a carapace that is transversely rectangular, trapezoidal, square or suboctagonal. The dorsal surface is smooth, without clearly defined areas or with variably developed bristle-like grooves, depressions and ridges.
Henicoplax is a genus of marine crabs containing only 5 described species.
Henicoplax eriochir Castro & Ng, 2010
Henicoplax maldivensis (Rathbun, 1902)
Henicoplax nitida (Miers, 1879)
Henicoplax pilimeles Castro & Ng, 2010
Henicoplax trachydactylus Castro & Ng, 2010
Crabs of the genus Henicoplax have as a common feature a hexagonal, transversely rectangular carapace that is wider than it is long, convex and smooth. The eyestalks are eyestalks are long. Henicoplax crabs are distributed in the Indo-West Pacific.
The photo of the small, pretty crab comes from the Philippines and has so far only been assigned to the genus, which is why we provisionally call it Henicoplax sp. set. The location was Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, at a depth of 20m on sandy soil. The tank is only 8mm tall. The photo shows a male.
Unfortunately, further information is not available.
A very small crab from the family Euryplacidae. Members of the family have a carapace that is transversely rectangular, trapezoidal, square or suboctagonal. The dorsal surface is smooth, without clearly defined areas or with variably developed bristle-like grooves, depressions and ridges.
Henicoplax is a genus of marine crabs containing only 5 described species.
Henicoplax eriochir Castro & Ng, 2010
Henicoplax maldivensis (Rathbun, 1902)
Henicoplax nitida (Miers, 1879)
Henicoplax pilimeles Castro & Ng, 2010
Henicoplax trachydactylus Castro & Ng, 2010
Crabs of the genus Henicoplax have as a common feature a hexagonal, transversely rectangular carapace that is wider than it is long, convex and smooth. The eyestalks are eyestalks are long. Henicoplax crabs are distributed in the Indo-West Pacific.
The photo of the small, pretty crab comes from the Philippines and has so far only been assigned to the genus, which is why we provisionally call it Henicoplax sp. set. The location was Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, at a depth of 20m on sandy soil. The tank is only 8mm tall. The photo shows a male.
Unfortunately, further information is not available.
