Biotope / Habitat
Fonds meubles : vaseux et détritiques
Profondeur : 20-40m jusqu'a 193m en Atlantique
Species sheet
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Le nom vernaculaire "Deepwater spider crab
Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761)
AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)
Taille : 28mm
Aspect : carapace triangulaire, pattes grêles,
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Long-beaked spider crabBritish English
- Long-legged spider crabBritish English
- Slender spider crabBritish English
- GespensterkrabbeGerman (Germany)
- Mittelmeer-GespenstkrabbeGerman (Germany)
- StelzenkrabbeGerman (Germany)
- Macropode rostréFrench (France)
- Araignée de merFrench (France)
- Crabe à longues pattesFrench (France)
- Crabe fantômeFrench (France)
- Gewone hooiwagenkrabDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- NOËL Pierre, ZIEMSKI Frédéric in : DORIS, 09/11/2020 : Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1411
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 26/06/2024 : Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/991
Modification history
- Modified by Karine LERISSEL on 26/06/2024
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