Cyanagraea praedator is a species of crab that lives on hydrothermal vents, and the only species in the genus Cyanagraea.[1][2]
It is found at depths of 2,535–2,630 m (8,317–8,629 ft) on the East Pacific Rise,[3] where it lives "in the upper part of black smoker chimneys".[4] Its haemocyanin has a strong affinity for oxygen, and displays a significant Bohr effect, which is unaffected by lactic acid.[5]
Cyanagraea praedator is "by far the largest" species in the family Bythograeidae, growing to a maximum carapace size of 123.0 mm × 74.8 mm (4.84 in × 2.94 in).[3]
The leech Bathybdella sawyeri has been observed attached to C. praedator.[6]
Cyanagraea praedator is a species of crab that lives on hydrothermal vents, and the only species in the genus Cyanagraea.
It is found at depths of 2,535–2,630 m (8,317–8,629 ft) on the East Pacific Rise, where it lives "in the upper part of black smoker chimneys". Its haemocyanin has a strong affinity for oxygen, and displays a significant Bohr effect, which is unaffected by lactic acid.
Cyanagraea praedator is "by far the largest" species in the family Bythograeidae, growing to a maximum carapace size of 123.0 mm × 74.8 mm (4.84 in × 2.94 in).
The leech Bathybdella sawyeri has been observed attached to C. praedator.
Cyanagraea is een geslacht van kreeftachtigen uit de klasse van de Malacostraca (hogere kreeftachtigen).
Cyanagraea is een geslacht van kreeftachtigen uit de klasse van de Malacostraca (hogere kreeftachtigen).