Heteropilumnus planus Hairy Crab

Heteropilumnus planus is commonly referred to as Hairy 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.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Heteropilumnus planus, Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines 2011_0781-03

Place: dive site "Secret Bay", Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines (3m deep, gravelly bottom).Comment: carapace width=1cm (approximately).
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:: 18493
AphiaID:: 1663232

Scientific:: Heteropilumnus planus
German:: Flache Haarige Krabbe, Flache Heteropilumnus
English:: Hairy Crab

Category:: Krabber

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pilumnidae (Family) > Heteropilumnus (Genus) > planus (Species)
Initial determination:: Ng & Lin, 2023

Occurrence:: Anilao, Philippines, Taiwan
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:: 1 - 3 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rubble floors
Size:: 1,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion, omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown