Carpilius_convexus

<i>Carpilius convexus</i>

Carpilius convexus

Species of crab

Carpilius convexus, commonly known as the marbled stone crab,[2] is a species of crab found in the Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii to the Red Sea and South Africa.[3] It was first described by Peter Forsskål in 1775 as "Cancer convexus", and has sometimes been treated as a variety of the larger species Carpilius maculatus.[3] The biology of the genus Carpilius is poorly known.[3] The coloration of Carpilius convexus is a yellow-brown or red, with patches that are mainly brown, growing up to 25 cm. Despite us knowing their size, coloration, and habitat, little else is known about their biology.

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References

  1. [1]
    Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. [2]
    "Carpilius convexus". SeaLifeBase. SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  3. [3]
    Regina Wetzer; Joel W. Martin & Sandra E. Trautwein (2003). "Phylogenetic relationships within the coral crab genus Carpilius (Brachyura, Xanthoidea, Carpiliidae) and of the Carpiliidae to other xanthoid crab families based on molecular sequence data" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 27 (3): 410–421. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00021-6. PMID 12742746. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2010-05-21.

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  • Carpilius convexus (Male), Anterior view, Ludwig Wreck, Persian Gulf, 2012.
  • Carpilius convexus (Male), Posterior view, Ludwig Wreck, Persian Gulf, 2012.
  • Carpilius convexus (Female), Réunion.
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