Neosarmatium smithi
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- Sesarma smithi H. Milne Edwards, 1853{{cite web | url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207561 | title=Neosarmatium smithi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) | publisher=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | accessdate=1 November 2016}}
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Neosarmatium smithi, is a swimming crab species in the genus Neosarmatium. Distributed all over marine and brackish waters of Indo-West Pacific regions.
Distribution
A mangrove inhabitant, it is found all over South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Japan, China, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia.{{cite web | url=http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=crabs_of_japan&id=1730 | title=Neosarmatium smithi | publisher=Crabs of Japan | accessdate=1 November 2016}}
Description
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Carapace surface smooth and shining.
Ecology
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The species is well distributed in mangrove regions, feeds on decaying mangrove leaves of Rhizophora mucronata predominantly.
References
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External links
- [http://sljas.sljol.info/articles/abstract/10.4038/sljas.v13i0.2210/ Diversity of mangrove crabs in Kadolkele, Negombo eatuary, Sri Lanka]
- [http://data.aims.gov.au/metadataviewer/uuid/4d1022e3-eb56-46f4-92dc-86fc9643c9f4 Consumption of mangrove litter by the crabs Sesarma messa and Sesarma smithii in north eastern Australia]
- [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240380253_Feeding_ecology_of_mangrove_crabs_in_North_Eastern_Australia_mangrove_litter_consumption_by_Sesarma_messa_and_Sesarma_smithii Feeding ecology of mangrove crabs in North Eastern Australia: mangrove litter consumption by Sesarma messa and Sesarma smithii]
- [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s002270000344 Competition and interaction between Neosarmatium smithi (Crustacea: Grapsidae) and Terebralia palustris (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in a Kenyan mangrove]
- [http://www.godac.jamstec.go.jp/bismal/e/view/9005023 Neosarmatium smithi - Biological Information System for Marine Life]
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Category:Crustaceans described in 1940
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