Ebalia tuberosa explained

Ebalia tuberosa, sometimes called Pennant's nut crab, is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution

This species is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.^{[4] [5]}

Habitat

Ebalia tuberosa lives in seawater at depths of .^[5]

Behaviour

Ebalia tuberosa eats small invertebrates, mainly annelids and other crustaceans, as well as organic debris, plant material, and sediment. They feed by probing the topmost layer of sediment with their chelae.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Ebalia-tuberosa.html
2. Web site: Ebalia tuberosa – Crustaceology.
3. Web site: (PDF) The decapod fauna from Belvedere di Selvamaggio (Tuscany, Italy): sedimentological context and palaeoenvironmental inferences.
4. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant, 1777). www.marinespecies.org.
5. Web site: Pennant's nut crab (Ebalia tuberosa). iNaturalist United Kingdom.
6. Feeding in Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant) (Crustacea : Decapoda : Leucoshdae). Patrick J.. Schembri. October 19, 1981. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 55. 1. 1–10. ScienceDirect. 10.1016/0022-0981(81)90088-5.