Purple Mottled Shore Crab Cyclograpsus Granulosus Milne Edwards, 1853 Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae Status Native to Australia

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PaDIL - Fact Sheet Page 1 of 4 Purple Mottled Shore Crab Cyclograpsus granulosus Milne Edwards, 1853 Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae Status Native to Australia Other Common Names None Listed Scientific Synonyms None Listed Host Types Marine Distribution - Regions Australasian - Oceanian Distribution - Notes Diagnostic Characters: Description: the frontal region of the carapace is granulate, the lateral margins are convex, and without teeth; the sternum, maxilliped 3 and bases of walking legs have short, sparse hairs; Size: to 38 mm wide; Colour: variable, carapace mottled red-bornw or purple on yellow. Broad Sweep Marine Commodity Marine Specifics Specimen Contact Point [email protected] Name Gary Poore Web links None Listed Padil links Pacific Crab http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPest.aspx?id=1168 13/06/2008 PaDIL - Fact Sheet Page 2 of 4 Japanese Shore Crab Mottled Shore Crab Four-Toothed Shore Crab References Poore, G.C.B. 2004. Marine decapod Crustacea of southern Australia. A guide to identification (with chapter on Stomatopoda by Shane Ahyong). CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne. 574 pp. Acknowledgements Citation Dane, E. & Poore, G.C.B. (2008) Purple Mottled Shore Crab (Cyclograpsus granulosus) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 12/06/2008 1:11:13 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au Last Updated 12/06/2008 1:11:13 PM Diagnostic Images carapace Caption: Drawing showing carapace shape Source: Graham Miledge (artist), Museum Victoria http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPest.aspx?id=1168 13/06/2008 PaDIL - Fact Sheet Page 3 of 4 Tail Caption: Drawing of the thoracic sternum of Cyclograpsus granulosus Source: Graham Miledge (artist), Museum Victoria Overview Images http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPest.aspx?id=1168 13/06/2008 PaDIL - Fact Sheet Page 4 of 4 Dorsal Caption: Dorsal view of Cyclograpsus granulosus Source: Michael Marmach, Museum Victoria Full size images available at http://www.padil.gov.au. http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPest.aspx?id=1168 13/06/2008.

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