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Pugettia producta Northern Kelp Crab

Pugettia producta is commonly referred to as Northern Kelp Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pugettia producta ,Northern Kelp Crab,Santa Cruz Harbor 2015


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lexID:
4959 
AphiaID:
240780 
Scientific:
Pugettia producta 
German:
Nördliche Kelp-Krabbe 
English:
Northern Kelp Crab 
Category:
Krabber 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Epialtidae (Family) > Pugettia (Genus) > producta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Randall, ), 1840 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), West Coast USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 75 Meter 
Size:
3.15" - 3.94" (8cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
46.4 °F - 68 °F (8°C - 20°C) 
Food:
algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Carrion, Detritus, omnivore, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-04-06 19:36:26 

Info

Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)

This majid crab can grow fairly large. Its rostrum consists of two flattened processes. The carapace is longer than wide.

It has a sharp lateral projection at or behind the middle. The dorsal carapace surface is almost smooth. Colour is greenish brown to maroon dorsally, reddish or yellowish ventrally. Young crabs are brown, red, or olive green in colour.

Similar to the Foliate Kelp Crab (Pugettia foliata) and to the Graceful Kelp Crab (Pugettia gracilis).

Synonym:
Epialtus productus

External links

  1. Invertebrates of the Salish Sea (en). Abgerufen am 30.12.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 18.10.2022.

Pictures

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Pugettia producta ,Northern Kelp Crab, Pillar Point 2014
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Pugettia producta ,Northern Kelp Crab, Pillar Point docks 2014
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Pugettia producta ,Northern Kelp Crab, Pillar Point 2014
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Copyright D. Gordon E. Robertson
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Shield-backed Kelp Crab (Pugettia productus) Oregon, Artifical light 2014
A small Shield-backed Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta), Found at Discovery Bay, Washington 2011
Pugettia producta (Monterey Bay) 2022
Pugettia producta, Kelp Crab or Northern Kelp Crab,Cayucos, California 2017
Northern kelp crab.Pugettia producta in a shallow tide pool at Naples.2015
Pugettia producta ,Northern Kelp Crab,Santa Cruz Harbor 2015

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