Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Higher classification Chiromantes obtusifrons | Order Decapoda Rank Species | |
Similar Crab, Decapoda, Crustacean, Neosarmatium, Perisesarma | ||
Chiromantes eulimene is a species of crab found in the mangrove swamps of south-eastern Africa (South Africa and Mozambique).
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Distribution
The range of C. eulimene extends from the Bashee to the Inhambane mangroves and includes the mangroves of KwaZulu-Natal where it occurs abundantly.
Description
Chiromantes eulimene has a light brown carapace with light orange-yellow chelae. They can be distinguished from the closely related Parasesarma catenatum by the absence of fur around the hinges of the chelae.
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