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Species of crab From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paracleistostoma wardi is a species of crab first described as Cleistostoma wardi in 1926 by zoologist Mary J. Rathbun[1] and named after former actor, marine collector and later honorary zoologist Charles Melbourne Ward.[2] The type specimens were from mudflats in Sandgate, Queensland, Australia. It is known as Ward's hairy-legged crab,[3] with Rathbun describing it as having "Ambulatory legs" which are "densely hairy".[1] The crabs are small with holotypes 17.6 mm across the carapace and 12.2 mm long.[1] The claws are red to maroon,[4] with the upper moveable male claw (dactyl) having one tooth, at the base.[1] There is orange coloration at the front edges of the carapace behind the eyes.[4] The carapace is smooth, slightly convex, and has no teeth on the sides[1] and looks cut-off at the front edges.[4] It is found in Queensland from Moreton Bay to Cairns.[5]
Paracleistostoma wardi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Camptandriidae |
Genus: | Paracleistostoma |
Species: | P. wardi |
Binomial name | |
Paracleistostoma wardi (Rathbun, 1926) | |
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