Orisarma dehaani (H.Milne Edwards, 1853) is a animal in the Sesarmidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Orisarma dehaani (H.Milne Edwards, 1853)

Orisarma dehaani (H.Milne Edwards, 1853)

Orisarma dehaani is an East Asian endemic mudflat crab that lives in mangrove swamps, with distinct physical traits.

Family
Genus
Orisarma
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Orisarma dehaani (H.Milne Edwards, 1853)

Orisarma dehaani is a mudflat crab that belongs to the Sesarmidae family, subfamily Sesarminae, and is endemic to East Asia. It typically inhabits mangrove swamps, and its common name in Japan is kurobenkeigani. This species has an uneven carapace split into four frontal lobes. Its walking legs are covered in thick, long setae, also called hairs. The palm surfaces of its rough, granular chelipeds, or claws, bear tubercles.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Sesarmidae Orisarma

More from Sesarmidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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