Belliidae Explained

Belliidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda.

They respond to predators by hyper-extending all of their limbs and remain in this position a long time (Hazlett).

Species

Seven species belong to the family Belliidae :^[1]

• Acanthocyclus albatrossis Rathbun, 1898
• Acanthocyclus gayi Lucas, 1844
• Acanthocyclus hassleri Rathbun, 1898
• Bellia picta H. Milne-Edwards, 1848
• Corystoides abbreviatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
• Corystoides chilensis Lucas, 1844
• Heterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1867

References

Hazlett, B. A., & Mclay, C. L. (2005). Anti-predator responses of the intertidal crab Heterozius rotundifrons (Brachyura: Belliidae) in air and water. Marine & Freshwater Behaviour & Physiology, 38(2), 95–103. doi:10.1080/10236240500078339.

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 .