Matuta planipes
Matuta planipes is a species of moon crab in the family Matutidae.[1] It is a small colorful crab with flattened limbs.[2] The Matuta planipes, in contrast to other species of crabs inhale pure oxygen-water through an area near their eye sockets. This species of crabs enjoy spending their daytime hidden under some sort of shade such as a sand bed and they are more active during the night.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Matutidae |
| Genus: | Matuta |
| Species: | M. planipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 | |
References
- "Marine Species Identification Portal : Matuta planipes".
- Atlas of Living Australia. "Matuta planipes : Flower Moon Crab - Atlas of Living Australia".
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