AQUASYMBIO

Parasites and endosymbioses
in aquatic ecosystems

Acanthonyx scutiformis

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Sub-Phylum:

Crustacea

Class:

Malacostraca

Sub-Class:

Eumalacostraca

Order:

Decapoda

Sub-Order:

Pleocyemata

Family:

Epialtidae

Sub-Family:

Epialtinae

Genus:

Acanthonyx

Species:

scutiformis

Authority:

Dana, 1851

Synonym(s):

Peltinia scutiformis

Suggest a modification

Diagnosis

Body_adults_femelle : 4.2-12.7 mm
Body_adults_males : 3.7 - 15.8 mm
Body_juveniles_females : 8-9 mm
Body_juveniles_males : 8-9 mm

Reference(s)

Population features of the spider crab Acanthonyx scutiformis (Dana 1851) (Crustacea, Majoidea, Epialtidae) associated with rocky-shore algae from southeastern Brazil.

Monteiro T, Vivian F, Jose C, Mary H (2009) Population features of the spider crab Acanthonyx scutiformis (Dana 1851) (Crustacea, Majoidea, Epialtidae) associated with rocky-shore algae from southeastern Brazil.