- Chiromantes dehaani
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Chiromantes dehaani 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Brachyura Family: Sesarmidae Genus: Chiromantes Species: C. dehaani Binomial name Chiromantes dehaani
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)Chiromantes dehaani is a mudflat crab of the Sesarmidae family (subfamily Sesarminae), which is endemic to East Asia.[1][2] It typically lives in mangrove swamps and is known under the common name kurobenkeigani in Japan.[3][2] C. dehaani has an uneven carapace, which is divided into four frontal lobes. Its walking legs are covered with thick, long setae (hairs), while the palm surfaces of its rough, granular chelipeds (claws) contain tubercules.[2]
References
- ^ "Miyako Islands Nature Encyclopedia". Okinawa Prefectural Government. http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/005/e/card/005_0099.html. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Chiromantes dehaani". Crabs of Japan. Marine Species Identification Portal. http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=crabs_of_japan&id=1705&menuentry=soorten. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ^ "Hong Kong Mangrove Fauna". Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/hkbiodiversity/speciesgroup/speciesgroup_mangrove.html. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
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