Australoplax tridentata explained

Australoplax tridentata, commonly known as the furry-clawed crab[1] or tuxedo shore crab [2] is a species of crab in the family Macrophthalmidae[3] [4] that is found in Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

Description

Claws are blue. Adult males have large claws, adult females small claws. Adult males have a patch of fur at the base of the fingers. The carapace breadth is up to 15 mm.[5] It lives in mangroves and muddy creek banks.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 . Furry-clawed crab . 2022-06-05 . Queensland Museum . Government of Queensland.
  2. Web site: Estuarine Shore Crabs of New South Wales . 2022-06-05.
  3. Web site: Atlas of Living Australia . 2022-06-05 . ala.org.au . National Research Infrastructure for Australia, CSIRO.
  4. Web site: WoRMS taxon details, Australoplax Tridentata (A. Milne Edwards, 1873) . 2022-06-05 . World Register of Marine Species.
  5. Barnes . R. S. K. . The Status of the Crab Genus Euplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852; and a new genus Australoplax of the subfamily Macrophtalminae, Dana, 1851 (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) . The Australian Zoologist . XIII, Part 4 . December 14, 1966. 10.1.1.650.5175 .

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