Pleistacantha moseleyi
| Pleistacantha moseleyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Oregoniidae |
| Genus: | Pleistacantha |
| Species: | P. moseleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleistacantha moseleyi (Miers, 1885) | |
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Pleistacantha moseleyi is a species of crab found in the seas of Southeast Africa, at depths of 330–430 m (1,080–1,410 ft).[2]
Description
It has an orange to orange red colour, with a roughly pear-shaped carapace. It has been covered by small, sharp acute spines covering over the dorsal carapace and its walking pair of legs. Its rostral spine is half the pre-rostral carapace, being distinctively curving. The gastric region is gently swollen, with the third maxiliped being ischiumly elongated.[3]
References
- ^ "Echinoplax moseleyi Miers, 1885". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Berry, P. F.; Hartnoll, R. G. (1970). "Mating in Captivity of the Spider Crab Pleistacantha moseleyi (Miers) (Decapoda, Majidae)". Crustaceana. 19 (2): 214–215. Bibcode:1970Crust..19..214H. doi:10.1163/156854070X00554. JSTOR 20101732.
- ^ Ng, Peter K. L.; Ravinesh, Raveendhiran; Ravichandran, S. (July 1, 2017). "A new large oregoniid spider crab of the genus Pleistacantha Miers, 1879, from the Bay of Bengal, India (Crustacea, Brachyura, Majoidea)". ZooKeys (716): 127–146. Bibcode:2017ZooK..716..127N. doi:10.3897/zookeys.716.21349. PMC 5740409. PMID 29290711.