Omalacantha bicornuta Speck-claw decorator crab, spider crab

Omalacantha bicornuta is commonly referred to as Speck-claw decorator crab, spider crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7035 

AphiaID:

878753 

Scientific:

Omalacantha bicornuta 

German:

Dekorateurkrabbe 

English:

Speck-claw Decorator Crab, Spider Crab 

Category:

Krabbor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Mithracidae (Family) > Omalacantha (Genus) > bicornuta (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Latreille, ), 1825 

Occurrence:

Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Florida, Jamaica, Panama, South America, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 0.2" (0.5 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Omalacantha bicornuta
  Dekorateurkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-04-18 18:46:45 

Last edit:

2024-05-04 20:47:51 

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