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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Plagusiidae |
Genus: | Davusia |
Species: | D. glabra
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Binomial name | |
Davusia glabra (Dana, 1852)
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Davusia glabra, commonly called the shiny bait crab, [1] Sowrie crab [2] or Sourie crab is the sole species of crab in the genus Davusia. [3] It lives around the low tide area on rocky ocean shores on the eastern coast of Australia (southern Queensland to Victoria), in crevices and rock pools and on rock platforms. [1] Its distribution is stated differently in different sources; some have described the crab's habitat as from Queensland to as far south as the NSW-Victorian border, [2] while others have stated it can be found as far south as Wilson's Promontory (Southern Victoria). [4] Its carapace is grey to fawn-colored with very small green spots, resulting in Davusia glabra having a greenish appearance. [2] The width of the carapace is around 30-40 mm across [1] and is smooth without hair, slightly wider than long, with 3 distinct spines at each edge. [2]
Plagusia glabra is a synonym of Davusia glabra,. [3] The species was placed in the new Davusia genus in 2007 [5] due to differences in morphology from other species in Plagusia.
Shiny bait crab | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Plagusiidae |
Genus: | Davusia |
Species: | D. glabra
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Binomial name | |
Davusia glabra (Dana, 1852)
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Davusia glabra, commonly called the shiny bait crab, [1] Sowrie crab [2] or Sourie crab is the sole species of crab in the genus Davusia. [3] It lives around the low tide area on rocky ocean shores on the eastern coast of Australia (southern Queensland to Victoria), in crevices and rock pools and on rock platforms. [1] Its distribution is stated differently in different sources; some have described the crab's habitat as from Queensland to as far south as the NSW-Victorian border, [2] while others have stated it can be found as far south as Wilson's Promontory (Southern Victoria). [4] Its carapace is grey to fawn-colored with very small green spots, resulting in Davusia glabra having a greenish appearance. [2] The width of the carapace is around 30-40 mm across [1] and is smooth without hair, slightly wider than long, with 3 distinct spines at each edge. [2]
Plagusia glabra is a synonym of Davusia glabra,. [3] The species was placed in the new Davusia genus in 2007 [5] due to differences in morphology from other species in Plagusia.