Dotilla myctiroides, Soldier crab

Dotilla myctiroides   (Milne-Edwards, 1852)

Soldier crab
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Dotillidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; brackish.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest and Western Central Pacific: Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy and muddy littoral habitats. It feeds on detritus and small organisms. To protect themselves from the incoming tide, they burrow in the sand or mud and traps a small bubble of air to survive the high tide (Ref. 85383).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Tan, C.G.S. and P.K.L. Ng. 1994. (Ref. 81559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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