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Spider crab

Macropodia tenuirostris (Leach, 1814)

AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

GespensterkrabbeGerman (Germany)
Araña de marEuropean Spanish
Aranya de mar (Catalan)European Spanish
Macropode à longues pattesFrench (France)
ZanzalaroItalian (Italy)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Macropodia tenuirostris

GBIF — Macropodia tenuirostris

Sources

NOËL Pierre, ZIEMSKI Frédéric in : DORIS, 11/11/2020 : Macropodia longipes (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1899), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1808

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 07/01/2023 : Macropodia tenuirostris (Leach, 1814), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1394

Modification history

Modified by Maguelone GRATEAU on 07/01/2023

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