Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Family Leucosiidae Genus Myra Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Decapoda, Arcania undecimspinosa, Leucosia, Leucosia anatum, Leucosiidae | ||
Myra fugax
Myra fugax is a species of crabs in the family Leucosiidae.
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Description
Myra fugax can reach a size of 140 millimetres (5.5 in). Carapace is rounded, globose, with a finely granulate dorsal surface. Chelipeds and legs are long and slender. The color varies from pale pink to pale yellow.
The barnacles of then species Sacculina captiva are parasitic castrators of these crabs.
Distribution
This species is present in the Pacific Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. It is common along the coast of New Caledonia, Israel, South Africa, Egypt, Vietnam, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, India, Mauritius and Fiji.
Habitat
This species is typical of sandy substrates, at depths of 9 to 50 m.
References
Myra fugax Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA