Geosesarma dennerle
Geosesarma dennerle is a species of small land-living crabs found on Java, Indonesia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Sesarmidae |
| Genus: | Geosesarma |
| Species: | G. dennerle |
| Binomial name | |
| Geosesarma dennerle Ng, Schubart & Lukhaup, 2015[1] | |
It is popular in the aquarium trade,[1] where it is sometimes called "Geosesarma “Vampire” Vampire crab" or "Geosesarma sp. “Blue” blue Vampire crab".[1] Crabs called "Geosesarma bicolor Krakatau Vampirkrabbe" are probably also G. dennerle.[1] All species of Geosesarma crabs are often called "vampire crabs" in the aquarium trade.
The species is named after the aquarium supply company Dennerle, which supported one of the describing authors' (Christian Lukhaup) study in Java.[1]
The coloration of G. dennerle is very similar to G. bicolor. The describing paper mentions chelipeds, male abdominal and G1 structures as distinguishing features.[1]
References
- Peter K. L. Ng, Christoph D. Schubart & Christian Lukhaup. "New species of "vampire crabs" (Geosesarma De Man, 1892) from central Java, Indonesia, and the identity of Sesarma (Geosesarma) nodulifera De Man, 1892 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Thoracotremata, Sesarmidae)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
External links
Media related to Geosesarma dennerle at Wikimedia Commons- New species of “vampire crabs” (Geosesarma De Man, 1892) from central Java, Indonesia, and the identity of Sesarma (Geosesarma) nodulifera De Man, 1892 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Thoracotremata, Sesarmidae)
Data related to Geosesarma dennerle at Wikispecies
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