Pseudozius caystrus Caystre's Crab

Pseudozius caystrusis commonly referred to as Caystre's Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Pseudozius caystrus, Micronesia 1998

Place: near Village View Hotel, Yap island, Federated States of Micronesia (intertidal area of rocky beach, under rock).Comment: carapace width=2.0cm (approximately).0356-01
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lexID:: 16416
AphiaID:: 210299

Scientific:: Pseudozius caystrus
German:: Caystres Krabbe
English:: Caystre's Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pseudoziidae (Family) > Pseudozius (Genus) > caystrus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Adams & White, ), 1849

Occurrence:: French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mozambique, Réunion , South-Africa, South-Pazific, Wallis and Futuna
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tides.
Sea depth:: 0 - 6 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 2,0 cm
Temperature:: 21,4 °F - 29,1 °F (21,4°C - 29,1°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
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:

Pseudozius caystrus
Caystres Krabbe
Pseudozius inornatus
Pseudozius pacificus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-04-13 20:09:29
Last edit:: 2024-04-13 20:58:12

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Pseudozius caystrus (Adams & White, 1849)

The crab lives intertidal, often hidden under stones and rocks. The tank is approx. 2cm tall. The crab is host to the parasite Sacculina cuspidata Boschma, 1949.

Unfortunately, further information is not available.

Synonymised names
Panopeus caystrus Adams & White, 1849 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pseudozius microphthalmus Stimpson, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pseudozius planus Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

lkcnhm.nus.edu (en). Abgerufen am 13.04.2024.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 13.04.2024.
treatment plazi (en). Abgerufen am 13.04.2024.

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