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Similar Purple shore crab, Strawberry crab, Decapoda, Waitaha penguin, Trapezia rufopunctata | ||
Palawan endemic freshwater crab insulamon palawanense 2
Insulamon palawanense is a species of freshwater crab from the Philippines described in 2012. They are 2.5–5.3 centimetres (1.0–2.1 in) wide and are a striking purple colour.
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History
The species was described by Hendrik Freitag of the Senckenberg Museum of Zoology in Dresden, Germany, having previously been included in a wider circumscription of I. unicorn. The species is endemic to the island of Palawan, where it has a wide distribution. The striking iridescent purple coloration may help the crabs to recognise others of its species, or may serve no purpose.
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