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Petrolisthes elongatus Spiny Porcellain Crab,New Zealand Half Crab, Elongated Porcelain Crab, Blue Half Crab

Petrolisthes elongatusis commonly referred to as Spiny Porcellain Crab,New Zealand Half Crab, Elongated Porcelain Crab, Blue Half Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Petrolisthes elongatus, Copyright Dr.Paddy Ryan


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lexID:
8856 
AphiaID:
396708 
Scientific:
Petrolisthes elongatus 
German:
Blauer Porzellankrebs 
English:
Spiny Porcellain Crab,New Zealand Half Crab, Elongated Porcelain Crab, Blue Half Crab 
Category:
Anomura 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Porcellanidae (Family) > Petrolisthes (Genus) > elongatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(H. Milne Edwards, ), 1837 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Invasive Species, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0,25 - 1 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Port facilities, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Shell Banks 
Size:
up to 0.39" (1 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Cyclop-Eeze, Detritus, Dustfood , Filter feeder, Phytoplankton, Suspension feeder 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-24 15:32:22 

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Petrolisthes elongatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)

Petrolisthes elongatus is blueish grey in colour, with a flattened body.The New Zealand half crab can found under rocks in shallow water.This species is a filder feeder and sieve planctonic food and detritus from the water.

Synonymised names:
Porcellana elongata H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Scientific paper

  1. Laboratory experiments on the effects of variable suspended sediment concentrations on the ecophysiology of the porcelain crab Petrolisthes elongatus (Milne Edwards, 1837), Kate K. Steger; Jonathan P.A. Gardner, 2007
  2. Tidal rhythm and the role of vision in shelter‐seeking behaviour of the half‐crab Petrolisthes elongatus (Crustacea; Anomura; Porcellanidae), Meyer‐Rochow, V. B.; Meha, W. P. , 1994
  3. The larval development of Petrolisthes elongatus (H. Milne Edwards) and Petrolisthens novaezelandiae Filhol (Anomura, Procellanidae) with notes on breeding : Greenwood J. G., 1965. Crustaceana, 8 (3): 285–307, , 1966
  4. The Larval Development of Petrolisthes elongatus (H. Milne Edwards) and Petrolisthes nov aezelandiae Filhol (Anomura, Porcellanidae) with Notes on Breeding, J. G. Greenwood, 1965

External links

  1. Algal and invertebrate bioindicators detect sewage effluent along the coast of Titahi Bay, Wellington, New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 28.01.2022.
  2. An invasive crustacean in Tasmania, Australia: A study on the introduced porcelain crab Petrolisthes elongatus (en). Abgerufen am 01.02.2023.
  3. marinelife.ac.nz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Researchdata.museum.vic.gov.au (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. The Petrolisthes galathinus complex: Species boundaries based on color pattern, morphology and molecules, and evolutionary interrelationships between this complex and other Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) (en). Abgerufen am 28.01.2022.

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Petrolisthes elongatus, Copyright Dr.Paddy Ryan
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Petrolisthes elongatus, Southland, New zealand 2022
Petrolisthes elongatus, Southland, New zealand 2022
Petrolisthes elongatus, New Zealand 2022
Petrolisthes elongatus, Auckland, New Zealand 2022
Petrolisthes elongatus, Auckland, New Zealand 2022
Petrolisthes elongatus, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Petrolisthes elongatus, Under low intertidal rocks in rock pools,Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Petrolisthes elongatus.Large individual under a rock at low tide in the Pauatahanui Inlet.2020

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