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Dotilla Intermedia
Sand bubbler crabs (or sand-bubblers) are crabs of the genus, genera ''Scopimera'' and ''Dotilla'' in the family Dotillidae. They are small crabs that live on sandy beaches in the tropical Indo-Pacific. They feed by filtering sand through their mouthparts, leaving behind balls of sand that are disintegrated by the incoming high tide. Description Sand bubbler crabs are small crabs, around across the carapace, and they are characterised by the presence of "gas windows" on the merus of the arthropod leg, legs; in ''Dotilla'', these windows are also present on the thorax, thoracic sternites. A similar system has parallel evolution, evolved in parallel in the porcelain crab genus ''Petrolisthes''. Distribution Sand bubbler crabs are widespread across the Indo-Pacific region, where they occur abundantly on sandy beaches in the tropics and sub-tropics. Ecology and behaviour Sand bubbler crabs live in burrows in the sand, where they remain during high tide. When the tide is out, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scopimera Globosa
Sand bubbler crabs (or sand-bubblers) are crabs of the genera ''Scopimera'' and ''Dotilla'' in the family Dotillidae. They are small crabs that live on sandy beaches in the tropical Indo-Pacific. They feed by filtering sand through their mouthparts, leaving behind balls of sand that are disintegrated by the incoming high tide. Description Sand bubbler crabs are small crabs, around across the carapace, and they are characterised by the presence of "gas windows" on the merus of the legs; in ''Dotilla'', these windows are also present on the thoracic sternites. A similar system has evolved in parallel in the porcelain crab genus ''Petrolisthes''. Distribution Sand bubbler crabs are widespread across the Indo-Pacific region, where they occur abundantly on sandy beaches in the tropics and sub-tropics. Ecology and behaviour Sand bubbler crabs live in burrows in the sand, where they remain during high tide. When the tide is out, they emerge on to the surface of the sand, and pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
