Bellia Explained

Bellia picta is a species of crab that lives around the coasts of South America, and the only species in the genus Bellia.[1] On the Atlantic coast, it is found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, while on the Pacific coast, it is found off Peru and Chile.[2] It probably lives in burrows and is a filter feeder.[3]

Notes and References

  1. . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . Peter K. L. Ng . Danièle Guinot . Peter J. F. Davie . amp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061453/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf . 2011-06-06 .
  2. Web site: Bellia picta . Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean . D. Boltovskoy . February 3, 2010 . Marine Species Identification Portal.
  3. Book: Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil (Catálogo de Crustáceos do Brasil) . Malacostraca - Eucarida. Brachyura. Pseudothelphusidae and Trichodactylidae . Paulo S. Young . 1998 . 471 . . . 85-7427-001-6 . 2010-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608164708/http://www.carcino.mn.ufrj.br/catalogo/ . 2009-06-08 . dead .

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