Pseudodromia latens Furred Sponge Crab

Pseudodromia latens is commonly referred to as Furred Sponge Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9372 

AphiaID:

209456 

Scientific:

Pseudodromia latens 

German:

Pelzige Schwammkrabbe 

English:

Furred Sponge Crab 

Category:

Krabber 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Dromiidae (Family) > Pseudodromia (Genus) > latens (Species) 

Initial determination:

Stimpson, 1858 

Occurrence:

Indian Ocean, Namibia, South Atlantic, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

- 28 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carrion, No reliable information available 

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:

• Pseudodromia cacuminis
• 
  Pseudodromia latens
  Pelzige Schwammkrabbe
• Pseudodromia rotunda
• Pseudodromia trepida

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-02-22 19:41:48 

Last edit:

2025-03-11 19:39:14 

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