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Cyclograpsus lavauxi Smooth Shore Crab

Cyclograpsus lavauxiis commonly referred to as Smooth Shore Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Cyclograpsus lavauxi, Smooth shore crab, Somes Island, Wellington, New Zealand IMG_0050


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lexID:
14484 
AphiaID:
444717 
Scientific:
Cyclograpsus lavauxi 
German:
Glatte Strandkrabbe 
English:
Smooth Shore Crab 
Category:
Crabes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Varunidae (Family) > Cyclograpsus (Genus) > lavauxi (Species) 
Initial determination:
H. Milne Edwards, 1853 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
0 - 0,5 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mud flat, Port facilities, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rubble floors, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils, Tidal channels, Intertidal channels, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
1,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Algae, Carrion, Detritus, omnivore 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Cyclograpsus audouinii
  • Cyclograpsus barbatus
  • Cyclograpsus beccarii
  • Cyclograpsus cinereus
  • Cyclograpsus escondidensis
  • Cyclograpsus eydouxi
  • Cyclograpsus granulatus
  • Cyclograpsus granulosus
  • Cyclograpsus henshawi
  • Cyclograpsus incisus
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-26 14:18:55 

Info

Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edwards, 1853

Carapace variable in colour, often speckled in dark reddish-brown on a variable background which may be slate blue, bluish grey, fawn to yellowish brown. Legs with similar irregular mottling dorsally.

Similar to Hemigrapsus sexdentatus.

Synonymised names:
Cyclograpsus whitei H. Milne Edwards, 1853

Scientific paper

  1. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MATING STRATEGIES IN GRAPSID CRABS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCES TO THE INTERTIDAL CRABS CYCLOGRAPSUS LAVAUXI AND HELICE CRASSA (DECAPODA: GRAPSIDAE) FROM NEW ZEALAND, Brockerhoff, A. M.; McLay, C. L., 2005
  2. Comparative Analysis of the Mating Strategies in Grapsid Crabs with Special References to the Intertidal Crabs Cyclograpsus Lavauxi and Helice Crassa (Decapoda: Grapsidae) from New Zealand, A. M. Brockerhoff and C. L. McLay, 2005
  3. Re-Examination of the Zoeal Morphology of Chasmagnathus granulatus, Cyclograpsus lavauxi, Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, and H. crenulatus Confirms Consistent Chaetotaxy in the Varunidae (Decapoda, Brachyura), José A. Cuesta, Rudolf Diesel and Christoph D. Schubart, 2001
  4. Diel and tidal activity patterns of the smooth shore crab Cyclograpsus lavauxi (Milne Edwards 1853), Marsden, I.D.; Dewa, R.S. , 1994
  5. Comparative studies of tidal rhythms. XII. persistent photoaccumulation and locomotor rhythms in the crab, cyclograpsus lavauxi, Palmer, John D.; Williams, Barbara G. , 1993
  6. Acid‐base disturbances following exercise in a high‐shore crab, Cyclograpsus lavauxi, Waldron, F. M.; Taylor, H. H.; Forster, M. E. , 1986
  7. Bimodal respiration, water balance and acid-base regulation in a high-shore crab, Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edwards, A.J. Innes; M.E. Forster; M.B. Jones; I.D. Marsden; H.H. Taylor, 1986

External links

  1. Coastal crabs a guide to the crabs of New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2023.
  2. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Crustacea Brachyura , Serite 84 (en). Abgerufen am 20.06.2022.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2022.

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Cyclograpsus lavauxi, Smooth shore crab, Somes Island, Wellington, New Zealand IMG_0050
Cyclograpsus lavauxi, New Zealand 2022
Cyclograpsus lavauxi, New Zealand 2022
Cyclograpsus lavauxi, In hardened mud at high tide, Waipu, New Zealand 2022
Cyclograpsus lavauxi, Auckland, New zealand 2021
Cyclograpsus lavauxi, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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