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Achaeus japonicus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Malacostraca

Family
  
Inachidae

Genus
  
Achaeus

Order
  
Decapoda

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species


Similar
  
Achaeus, Zebrida, Hoplophrys, Plerogyra sinuosa, Cyclocoeloma

Mating orangutan crab achaeus japonicus


Achaeus japonicus, sometimes known as the orang-utan crab, is a crab of the family Inachidae (spider crabs or decorator crabs) which can be observed in tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific.

Achaeus japonicus I39m Going Ape over the Orangutan Crab Featured Creature

With a carapace of only about 2 centimetres or 0.8 inches in diameter, it has relatively long arms, which are thickly covered with fine hairs, red or reddish brown in colour, and often laden with small bits of debris for further camouflage. It is frequently, but not always, found in association with the bubble coral Plerogyra sinuosa.

Achaeus japonicus The Orangutan Crab Another sweet coral crustacean Achaeus

Humann and DeLoach classify the orang-utan crab as "Oncinopus sp. 1" and assert it was "formerly classified" as Achaeus japonicus, though they describe their own genus identification as "tentative."

Achaeus japonicus The Orangutan Crab Another sweet coral crustacean Achaeus
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Achaeus japonicus Orangutan Crab Achaeus japonicus

References

Achaeus japonicus Wikipedia