Pilumnoides rubus Kelp Crab

Pilumnoides rubus is commonly referred to as Kelp Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18231 

AphiaID:

443834 

Scientific:

Pilumnoides rubus 

German:

Kelp Krabbe, Seetangkrabbe 

English:

Kelp Crab 

Category:

Krabber 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pilumnoididae (Family) > Pilumnoides (Genus) > rubus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 

Occurrence:

Namibia, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Port facilities, Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

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:

• Pilumnoides coelhoi
• Pilumnoides hassleri
• Pilumnoides inglei
• Pilumnoides monodi
• Pilumnoides nudifrons
• Pilumnoides perlatus
• Pilumnoides rotundus
• 
  Pilumnoides rubus
  Kelp Krabbe, Seetangkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-23 19:58:12 

Last edit:

2026-03-23 19:58:12 

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