Geosesarma dennerle
| Geosesarma dennerle | |
|---|---|
| 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] | |
Geosesarma dennerle is a species of small land-living crabs which is found on Java, Indonesia.[1]
It is popular in the aquarium trade,[1] where it is sometimes called "Geosesarma “Vampir” Vampirkrabbe" or "Geosesarma sp. “Blue” Blaue Vampirkrabbe".[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, who 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
External links
Data related to Geosesarma dennerle at Wikispecies
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