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Species sheet

Spider crab

Macropodia longirostris (Fabricius, 1775)

AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)

Distribution

Méditerranée

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern Mediterranean

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

GespensterkrabbeGerman (Germany)
Araña de marEuropean Spanish
Aranya de mar (Catalan)European Spanish
Macropode à long rostreFrench (France)
Macropode à rostre longFrench (France)
ZanzalaroItalian (Italy)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Macropodia longirostris

GBIF — Macropodia longirostris

Sources

NOËL Pierre, ZIEMSKI Frédéric in : DORIS, 11/11/2020 : Macropodia longirostris (Fabricius, 1775), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1805

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 01/09/2021 : Macropodia longirostris (Fabricius, 1775), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1395

Modification history

Created by Alain Mayoux on 31/08/2021

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