Atergatis floridus, Green egg crab

Atergatis floridus   (Linnaeus, 1767)

Green egg crab

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Xanthidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 6 m (Ref. 96667).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morfologi

The smooth carapace is covered with lacework pattern. The pair of pincers is equal in size with black tips (Ref. 128968).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in shallow beaches. The smooth carapace is covered with lacework pattern. The pair of pincers is equal in size with black tips (Ref. 128968). This species contains paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) which are considered lethal when ingested by humans (Ref. 107779). Found along the neritic zone (Ref. 97241), on fringing reefs (Ref. 81564). Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Tweedie, M.W.F. 1950 A collection of crabs from Aor Island, South China Sea. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 21:83-96. (Ref. 81564)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Poisonous to eat (Ref. 107779)

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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.2, mean 28.3 (based on 2649 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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