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Halicarcinus planatus   (Fabricius, 1775)

Flattened crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Halicarcinus planatus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Hymenosomatidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 270 m (Ref. 87801).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southern Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It is found under stones, and on various benthic organisms like algae (Ref. 87801) in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889), hydrozoan and bivalve colonies, and rocks pools particularly in low intertidal areas to a depth of 270 m (Ref. 87801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gorny, M. 1999. (Ref. 87391)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.5 - 13.1, mean 7.5 (based on 433 cells).