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Micippa cristata Japonese Spider Crab

Micippa cristata is commonly referred to as Japonese Spider Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Micippa cristata, Philippines 2008_0537-01


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lexID:
18176 
AphiaID:
210269 
Scientific:
Micippa cristata 
German:
Japanische Spinnenkrabbe 
English:
Japonese Spider Crab 
Category:
Krabber 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Majidae (Family) > Micippa (Genus) > cristata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Indo Pacific, Japan, Philippines, the Seychelles 
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 - 18 Meter 
Habitats:
Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 2.36" (6 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
omnivore 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-22 20:08:58 

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Micippa cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymised names
Cancer bilobus Herbst, 1790 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer cristata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Micippa cristata spinatruncata Manuel, Gonzales & Basmayor, 1991 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Micippa cristata var. granulipes Zehntner, 1894 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Micippa cristata var. laevimana Zehntner, 1894 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Micippe cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Micippa cristata spinatruncata Manuel, Gonzales & Basmayor, 1991 accepted as Micippa cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Micippa cristata var. granulipes Zehntner, 1894 accepted as Micippa cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

  1. Nomadica (en). Abgerufen am 22.02.2026.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 22.02.2026.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 22.02.2026.

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