Notomithrax ursus
Notomithrax ursus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Majidae |
Genus: | Notomithrax |
Species: | N. catharus |
Binomial name | |
Notomithrax ursus (Herbst, 1788) | |
Notomithrax ursus, known as the hairy seaweed crab, is a spider crab of the family Majidae, found in south-east Australia and New Zealand.[1] Males grow to a carapace width of 42 mm (1.7 in), and a carapace length of 60 mm (2.4 in), while females reach 36 mm (1.4 in) by 43 mm (1.7 in).[1] They are typically found among seaweed in rockpools, and are usually covered in seaweed.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 C. L. McLay (1988). "Brachyura and crab-like Anomura of New Zealand". Leigh Laboratory Bulletin. University of Auckland. 22: 1–463.
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