Gecarcoidea lalandii

Taxobox
name = "Gecarcoidea lalandii"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Crustacea
classis = Malacostraca
ordo = Decapoda
infraordo = Brachyura
familia = Gecarcinidae
genus = "Gecarcoidea"
species = "G. lalandii"
binomial = "Gecarcoidea lalandii"
binomial_authority = H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

"Gecarcoidea lalandii" is a large species of terrestrial crab. It is dark purple in colour. It has long legs and short pincers. It is nocturnal, and spends most of the day hiding in burrows. Compared to the related "G. natalis", "G. lalandii" is relatively widespread, being found in the Indo-Pacific from the Andaman Islands and eastwards. Adults mainly occur in forest, but can sometimes be found in more open habitats. When carrying eggs, females migrate to the coast, where they release the eggs in the tidal zone. Small adults sometimes fall prey to the crab "Geograpsus crinipes".

References

* Hung-Chang Liu and Ming-Shiou Jeng. 2007. "Some Reproductive Aspects of Gecarcoidea lalandii (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) in Taiwan." Zoological Studies 46(3): 347-354. [http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/46.3/347.pdf Available online (PDF)]

External links

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