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Mictyris platycheles Dark Blue Soldier Crab

Mictyris platycheles is commonly referred to as Dark Blue Soldier Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Simon Grove, Australia

Soldier-crab Mictyris platycheles, Five Mile Beach near Hobart Airport, November 2015_CC BY Simon Grove


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lexID:
16858 
AphiaID:
444982 
Scientific:
Mictyris platycheles 
German:
Dunkelblaue Soldaten Krabbe 
English:
Dark Blue Soldier Crab 
Category:
Crabes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Mictyridae (Family) > Mictyris (Genus) > platycheles (Species) 
Initial determination:
H. Milne Edwards, 1852 
Occurrence:
Australia, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia) 
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:
0 - 1 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Mud flat, Muddy grounds, Ocean beach, Seashore, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
2,0 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Detritus 
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:
2024-10-14 17:45:49 

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Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edwards, 1852

Mictyris platycheles gets its food by picking up balls of sands and putting it in its mouth, which filters out the detritus.

Synonymised names
Myctiris platycheles H. Milne Edwards, 1852 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of genus name)

External links

  1. portphillipmarinelife (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2024.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2024.

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Soldier crabs Mictyris platycheles, Jetty Beach, South Bruny Island, Tasmania, March 2024 - CC BY Simon Grove
Soldier-crab Mictyris platycheles, Five Mile Beach near Hobart Airport, November 2015_CC BY Simon Grove
Soldier crabs Mictyris platycheles, Jetty Beach, South Bruny Island, Tasmania, March 2024_CC BY Simon Grove
Mictyris platycheles, Marion Bay, Tasmania, Australia 2014 - CC BY Simon Grove
Mictyris platycheles, Marion Bay, Tasmania, Australia 2014 - CC BY Simon Grove
Mictyris platycheles, Marion Bay, Tasmania, Australia 2014 - CC BY Simon Grove

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