Myra fugax
{{Short description|Species of crab}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Leucosiidae - Myra fugax.jpg
| image_caption = Myra fugax. Museum specimen
| genus = Myra
| species = fugax
| authority = (Fabricius, 1798)
| synonyms =
- Cancer punctatus Herbst, 1783
- Leucosia fugax Fabricius, 1798
- Leucosia fugax Weber, 1795
- Myra carinata Bell, 1855
- Myra carinata White, 1847
- Myra longimerus Chen & Türkay, 2001
- Myra pentacantha Alcock, 1896
}}
Myra fugax is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.[http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/details/species/id/6853770 Catalogue of life]
Description
Myra fugax can reach a size of {{convert|140|mm}}. 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 the 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.[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107309 WoRMS]
Habitat
This species is typical of sandy substrates, at depths of 9 to 50 m.B.S. Galil [http://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/16083/16083.pdf A revision of Myra Leach, 1817 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Leucosioidea)]
Bibliography
- B.S. Galil, A revision of Myra Leach, 1817 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Leucosioidea) (PDF), in Zool. Med, vol. 75, nº 24, Leiden, pp. 409–446, ISSN 0024-0672.
- P. J. F. Davie, Zoological Catalogue of Australia, CSIRO publishing & Australian Biological Resources Study.
- Rupert Riedl, Fauna e flora del Mediterraneo, Franco Muzzio editore, 1983, {{ISBN|978-88-7413-224-9}}.
- Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284–292
References
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External links
- [http://www.crustaceology.com/?t=68&u=134626&g=fea3c470f4d0418a132c066ffb928969&q=8e606ae6b44a07c0f7e2eba3d11c91c4 Crustaceology]
- [http://leechitse.pixnet.net/blog/post/234681527-myra-fugax-18.7mm-%E9%81%81%E8%A1%8C%E9%95%B7%E8%87%82%E8%9F%B9 Leechitse]
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