Utinomiella dimorpha Kahe Point Crab, Pocillopora Gall Crab, Cauliflower Coral Crab

Utinomiella dimorpha is commonly referred to as Kahe Point Crab, Pocillopora Gall Crab, Cauliflower Coral Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18225 

AphiaID:

444437 

Scientific:

Utinomiella dimorpha 

German:

Pocillopora Gallkrabbe, Kahe Point Gallkrabbe 

English:

Kahe Point Crab, Pocillopora Gall Crab, Cauliflower Coral Crab 

Category:

Crabes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Cryptochiridae (Family) > Utinomiella (Genus) > dimorpha (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Henderson, ), 1906 

Occurrence:

Christmas Islands, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Vietnam 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, On living corals, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0,6 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Mucus, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Utinomiella dimorpha
  Pocillopora Gallkrabbe, Kahe Point Gallkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-18 20:43:13 

Last edit:

2026-03-18 20:57:45 

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