Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Diogenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Occurs intertidally on pebble beaches or in areas with fine sand and gravel, often on rubble near mangrove areas (Ref. 81753). Inhabits empty shells of Umbonium vestiarum and Cerithidea cingulata (Ref. 83393). On sand and muddy sand (Ref. 107938).
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.
Davie, P.J.F. 2002 Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda - Anomura, Brachyura. In A. Wells and W.W.K. Houston (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 p. (Ref. 8423)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2246 cells).
