Scopimera inflata
Species of crab
| Scopimera inflata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Dotillidae |
| Genus: | Scopimera |
| Species: | S. inflata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scopimera inflata Milne-Edwards, 1873 | |
Scopimera inflata is an Australian endemic species of sand bubbler crab common to wave exposed and estuarine sandy tropical and subtropical beaches of eastern Australia.[1] Scopimera inflata are sand coloured and small sized with adults growing to 12mm across.[2] The species occur in aggregations just below the high tide mark with females and smaller individuals mainly on the seaward side and males on the terrestrial side of the aggregation.[3]
References
- ^ "Species Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edwards, 1873". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
- ^ Davie, Peter (2011). Wild Guide to Moreton Bay and adjacent coasts 2nd edition. Queensland Museum. ISBN 978-0-9870555-7-6.
- ^ Fielder, D. R. (1971). "Some aspects of distribution and population structure in the sand bubbler crab Scopimera inflata Milne Edwards, 1873 (Decapoda, Ocypodidae)". Marine and Freshwater Research. 22 (1): 41–48. doi:10.1071/mf9710041.
External links
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