Macromedaeus distinguendus Wrinkled Crab

Macromedaeus distinguendus is commonly referred to as Wrinkled Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17245 

AphiaID:

444291 

Scientific:

Macromedaeus distinguendus 

German:

Runzelige Krabbe 

English:

Wrinkled Crab 

Category:

Crabes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Xanthidae (Family) > Macromedaeus (Genus) > distinguendus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(De Haan, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

China, Christmas Islands, Corea, French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, Japan, South-Pazific 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

5,1 cm 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Macromedaeus crassimanus
• Macromedaeus demani
• 
  Macromedaeus distinguendus
  Runzelige Krabbe
• Macromedaeus nudipes
• Macromedaeus quinquedentatus
• Macromedaeus voeltzkowi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-02-20 14:25:06 

Last edit:

2025-02-20 14:28:34 

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