Cardisoma
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Cardisoma is a genus of large land crabs. Three species formerly placed in this genus are now placed in Discoplax.[1] The four species that remain in Cardisoma are found in warm coastal regions where they live in burrows. Young individuals are often very colourful with a purple-blue carapace and orange-red legs (leading to a level of popularity in the pet trade), but as they grow older the colours tend to fade, and females may be duller than males. Although less extreme than in fiddler crabs, one claw is usually considerably larger than the other.[2] They are omnivores, but primarily feed on plant material.[3]
Species
The genus Cardisoma comprises these four species:[1][4]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Rainbow crab.jpg | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | (African) rainbow crab, (Nigerian) moon crab or patriot crab | east Atlantic coastal regions |
| File:Cardisoma carnifex.JPG | Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1794)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | red-claw crab | Indo-Pacific coastal regions |
| File:Cardisoma crassum Costa Rica.jpg | Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | mouthless crab | east Pacific coastal regions |
| File:Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) (6852439208).jpg | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | blue land crab or giant land crab | west Atlantic coastal regions |
| † Cardisoma planum Rathbun, 1945Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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See also
- Tuerkayana – a genus which holds crabs formerly found in Discoplax and Cardisoma[5]
References
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