Thumbnail crab explained

The thumbnail crab, Thia scutellata, is a species of decapods, in the family of thiidae,[1] whose carapace resembles a human thumbnail, a dense fringe of long hairs distinctly notched around the edge.[2] Pale pink in colour with red to brown markings. It is found in the North Sea, north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.[3] It is the only extant species in the genus Thia, although two fossil species are known.[4] Their predators includes the atlantic cod.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thumbnail crab - Encyclopedia of Life. 2021-05-28. eol.org. en.
  2. Web site: Thumbnail crab (Thia scutellata) . 2021-05-28 . marlin.ac.uk . MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network.
  3. Web site: Thia scutellata (J.C. Fabricius, 1793) . Crustikon . . Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz . 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080219133356/http://www.imv.uit.no/crustikon/Decapoda/Decapoda2/Species_index/Thia_scutellata.htm . February 19, 2008 . November 19, 2006.
  4. . 2009 . Suppl. 21 . 1–109 . A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans . Sammy De Grave . N. Dean Pentcheff . Shane T. Ahyong . etal.

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