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Hemigrapsus Sexdentatus
''Hemigrapsus sexdentatus'', also called the “common rock crab” or “common shore crab,” is a Crab, marine crab indigenous to the southern shores of New Zealand. This crab is a member of the Varunidae family in the order Decapoda. History ''H. sexdentatu''s was previously referred to by the name ''Hemigrapsus edwardsii.'' However, problems with its generic definition incited studies to be done comparing the crab to three other crab genera: Brachynotus, Heterograpsus, Hemigrapsus. These issues were resolved and the species of New Zealand crab was found to belong in Hemigrapsus and should be known as ''H. sexdentatus.'' Description ''H. sexdentatus'' females can grow to widths around 45 millimeters (1.8 inches) and males to 55 millimeters (2.2 inches). Located in the phylum Arthropod, Arthropoda and subphylum Crustacean, Crustacea, this species displays the typical Crustacea characteristics, but has unique qualities. ''H. sexdentatus'' have a distinctive square carapace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Milne-Edwards
Henri Milne-Edwards (23 October 1800 – 29 July 1885) was an eminent French zoologist. Biography Henri Milne-Edwards was the 27th child of William Edwards, an English planter and colonel of the militia in Jamaica and Elisabeth Vaux, a Frenchwoman. Henri was born in Bruges, in present-day Belgium, where his parents had retired; Bruges was then a part of the newborn French Republic. His father had been jailed for several years for helping some Englishmen in their escape to their country. Henri spent most of his life in France. He was brought up in Paris by his older brother Guillaume Frederic Edwards (1777–1842), a distinguished physiologist and ethnologist. His father was released after the fall of Napoleon. The whole family then moved to Paris. At first he turned his attention to medicine, in which he graduated as an MD at Paris in 1823. His passion for natural history soon prevailed, and he gave himself up to the study of the lower forms of animal life. He became a stude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
