Macrophthalmus crassipes is a species of sentinel crab in the family Macrophthalmidae, found around China, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, and the Caroline Islands.[1] In Australia it is found from north Western Australia through to New South Wales.[1] Common names include the seagrass sentinel crab[2] and the orange spined sentinel crab. On adult males there is a substantial tooth on the lower claw and a much smaller tooth on the upper claw, and noticeable orange spines on the “wrist” (carpus) of the clawed leg and on the palm of the clawed leg.[1] The carapace is covered in small granules, and is up to around 37 mm (1.5 in) across.[3][4] It is a burrowing crab, and lives in open tidal flats, muddy or with sandy mud, low on tidal creek banks, and adjacent mangroves.[1]
Macrophthalmus crassipes is a species of sentinel crab in the family Macrophthalmidae, found around China, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, and the Caroline Islands. In Australia it is found from north Western Australia through to New South Wales. Common names include the seagrass sentinel crab and the orange spined sentinel crab. On adult males there is a substantial tooth on the lower claw and a much smaller tooth on the upper claw, and noticeable orange spines on the “wrist” (carpus) of the clawed leg and on the palm of the clawed leg. The carapace is covered in small granules, and is up to around 37 mm (1.5 in) across. It is a burrowing crab, and lives in open tidal flats, muddy or with sandy mud, low on tidal creek banks, and adjacent mangroves.
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Macrophthalmidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1852 door H. Milne Edwards.
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties强壮大眼蟹(学名:Macrophthalmus crassipes)为沙蟹科大眼蟹属的动物。分布于加罗林岛、澳大利亚、暹罗湾、马来亚以及中国大陆的海南岛等地,主要生活于海水。[1]