Biology:Polydectus
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Short description: Genus of crabs
| Polydectus cupulifer | |
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| A drawing of Pilumnus cupulifera | |
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| Subfamily: | Polydectinae
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| Genus: | Polydectus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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| Species: | P. cupulifer
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| Polydectus cupulifer (Latreille in Milbert, 1812)
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Polydectus cupulifer is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae, and the only species in the genus Polydectus.[2] Together with the genus Lybia, it forms the subfamily Polydectinae.[3] It is found in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Madagascar and the Red Sea in the west to Japan , Hawaii and French Polynesia in the east.[4] P. cupulifer is densely covered with setae (bristles), and frequently carries a sea anemone in each chela (claw).[5]
References
- ↑ Peter Davie (2010). "Polydectus cupulifer (Latreille, in Milbert, 1812)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211013.
- ↑ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf.
- ↑ Sammy De Grave et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 21: 1–109. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf.
- ↑ P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Xanthidae: Polydectinae". Crustacea: Malocostraca: Eucarida (Part 2), Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. 19. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 546–547. ISBN 9780643067929.
- ↑ Shou-Yu Chen; Pan-Wen Hsueh (2007). "Polydectus cupulifer (Latreille, 1812) (Decapoda, Xanthidae): first record from Taiwan". Crustaceana 80 (4): 411–415. doi:10.1163/156854007780440894.
Wikidata ☰ Q5233900 entry
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