Spider crab (Macropodia deflexa)
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Researched by | Jessica Heard | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Forest, 1978 | ||
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Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Macropodia deflexa is found on the south and west coast of the British IslesGlobal distribution
-Habitat
Macropodia deflexa are commonly found on mixed sandy substratum in the shallow sublittoral or offshore amongst seaweeds or hydroids.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Rostrum arched downwards
- Basal segement of antenna most likely bears teeth
- May be a small lump on anterior margin of eyestalks
Additional information
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Bibliography
Crothers, J. & Crothers, M., 1988. A key to the crabs and crab-like animals of British inshore waters. Somerset, England: Field Studies Council. [AIDGAP guide, no. 155.]
Hayward, P., Nelson-Smith, T. & Shields, C. 1996. Collins pocket guide. Sea shore of Britain and northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. 1994. The marine fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe. Volume 1. Introduction and Protozoans to Arthropods. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee), 1999. Marine Environment Resource Mapping And Information Database (MERMAID): Marine Nature Conservation Review Survey Database. [on-line] http://www.jncc.gov.uk/mermaid
Datasets
Fenwick, 2018. Aphotomarine. Occurrence dataset http://www.aphotomarine.com/index.html Accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-10
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Last Updated: 14/02/2005