Metadromia wilsoni Wilson's Sponge Crab

Metadromia wilsoni is commonly referred to as Wilson's Sponge 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:

17351 

AphiaID:

440094 

Scientific:

Metadromia wilsoni 

German:

Wilsons Schwammkrabbe 

English:

Wilson's Sponge Crab 

Category:

Crabes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Dromiidae (Family) > Metadromia (Genus) > wilsoni (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fulton & Grant, ), 1902 

Occurrence:

Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Bass Strait, Eastern Indian Ocean, French Polynesia, Indian Ocean, Japan, Marquesas Islands, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, South-Africa, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia), Tuamoto Islands, Victoria (Australia), Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 520 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Continental shelf, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Under rocks 

Size:

up to 2.76" (7 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Detritus 

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:

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  Metadromia wilsoni
  Wilsons Schwammkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-04-07 19:54:58 

Last edit:

2025-04-09 22:33:25 

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