Metasesarma obesum | |
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A preserved specimen of M. obesum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Sesarmidae |
Genus: | Metasesarma |
Species: | M. obesum
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Binomial name | |
Metasesarma obesum (
Dana, 1851)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Metasesarma obesum, also known as the marble crab [2] or marble Batik crab, [3] is a species of sesarmid crab. [1] [2] It is a semiterrestrial and brackish-water crab that lives on sandy beaches. [4]
Metasesarma obesum is known from the shores of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [2] [5]
The neotype is a male measuring 14.3 mm × 13.5 mm (0.6 in × 0.5 in). [5]
They are occasionally found in the aquarium trade. They require land area, hiding places such as leaf litter or driftwood, and shallow brackish/salt water. It is omnivorous and generally peaceful to tankmates and conspecifics, however it might fight with conspecifics if it does not have enough space. [3] [6]
Metasesarma obesum | |
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A preserved specimen of M. obesum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Sesarmidae |
Genus: | Metasesarma |
Species: | M. obesum
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Binomial name | |
Metasesarma obesum (
Dana, 1851)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Metasesarma obesum, also known as the marble crab [2] or marble Batik crab, [3] is a species of sesarmid crab. [1] [2] It is a semiterrestrial and brackish-water crab that lives on sandy beaches. [4]
Metasesarma obesum is known from the shores of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [2] [5]
The neotype is a male measuring 14.3 mm × 13.5 mm (0.6 in × 0.5 in). [5]
They are occasionally found in the aquarium trade. They require land area, hiding places such as leaf litter or driftwood, and shallow brackish/salt water. It is omnivorous and generally peaceful to tankmates and conspecifics, however it might fight with conspecifics if it does not have enough space. [3] [6]