eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Cleistostoma edwardsii |
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| Common name: |
Sandflat crab |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Arthropoda |
Mandibulata |
Crustacea |
Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Pleocyemata |
Camptandriidae |
Not defined |
Cleistostoma |
Cleistostoma edwardsii |
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Short Description:
Small crab with a sandy-coloured,flat,almot circular bodyThe outline being broken by a single tooth near the front corners of the carapace.Eyestalk smooth
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Identification
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| Size: |
30mm |
| Behaviour: |
Scuffles under the sand in waterlog areas |
| Diet: |
Feeds on fine particles of detritus |
| Distribution: |
Capetown to Durban |
| Depth: |
0-1m |
| Habitat: |
Lagoonal and estuarine sand banks |
| Reference: |
Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley |
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
