Petrolisthes elongatus
| Petrolisthes elongatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Porcellanidae |
| Genus: | Petrolisthes |
| Species: | P. elongatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrolisthes elongatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)[1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Porcellana elongata H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 | |
Petrolisthes elongatus, known as the New Zealand half crab,[2] elongated porcelain crab or half crab,[3] is a species of porcelain crab native to New Zealand.
Distribution
P. elongatus is native to New Zealand but has also been introduced to Tasmania and Victoria, Australia.[3]
Description
Its carapace width is up to 18 mm (0.71 in).[2]
References
- 1 2 Masayuki Osawa & Patsy A. McLaughlin (2010). Martyn E. Y. Low and S. H. Tan, ed. "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. Suppl. 23: 109–129.
|chapter=ignored (help) - 1 2 "Crabs". Species Register. Marine Discovery Centre. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- 1 2 Keith Davey. "Petrolisthes elongatus (Family Porcellanidae)". SpeciesBank. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
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