Notomithrax ursus

Notomithrax ursus
Notomithrax ursus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Majidae
Genus: Notomithrax
Species: N. catharus
Binomial name
Notomithrax ursus
(Herbst, 1788)

Notomithrax ursus is a spider crab of the family Majidae, found in south east Australia and New Zealand.[1] Males grow to a carapace width of 42 millimetres (1.7 in), and a carapace length of 60 mm (2.4 in), while females reach 36 mm (1.4 in) by 43 mm (1.7 in).[1] They are typically found among seaweed in rockpools, and are themselves usually covered in seaweed.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c C. L. McLay (1988). "Brachyura and crab-like Anomura of New Zealand". Leigh Laboratory Bulletin (University of Auckland) 22: 1–463. http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/3450. 


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