Tunnelling mud crab facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tunnelling mud crab |
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Pleocyemata
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Varunidae
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Austrohelice
K. Sakai, Türkay & Yang, 2006
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A. crassa
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| Austrohelice crassa (Dana, 1851)
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The tunnelling mud crab, Austrohelice crassa, is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Grapsidae, endemic to the sea coasts of New Zealand. Their carapace width is up to 40 mm.
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