Journal archives for August 2020

August 11, 2020

Update on Crabs of the World

Crabs of the World continues to grow and evolve, thanks to all of our 530 members who are scientists, divers, photographers, and tide pool explorers all over the world. Since my last post in May, I’ve invited three talented biologists to join @ondrej-radosta and @sea-kangaroo as managers of this project. Welcome to @mazancourt, @wernerdegier, and @mikegigliotti! Since May we have added 40 new species to Crabs of the World for a total of 1,423, so our new goal is 1,500 species by the 5th anniversary of this project in May 2021.

First, I think you’ll enjoy looking at these species that are new to the project:

•The first Richerius marqueti by @mazancourt in 2016 in New Caledonia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/52570564

•A 10 cm freshwater Sylviocarcinus devillei by @flaviomendes in 2015 in Brazil:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/52616794

•Some Crabs of the World curators noticed an interesting crab observation in Virginia, USA, and now @wernerdegier believes it’s a new species:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/9194754

•@kevin-chang posted the first (of a few) Thranita holthuisi (a Swimming Crab) on a small island of Taiwan:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/46060322
and the first (of a few) Xiphonectes iranjae (also a Swimming Crab) and also in Taiwan:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/42222063

•Two wonderful little crabs @jeanro has never seen before in New Caledonia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/55258095
www.inaturalist.org/observations/55461105

The following observations are special, though not new species:

Amazing photos of masses of Leptomithrax gaimardii (Great Spider Crab) by @sharejosie in Australia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/48222850

and a close-up of the same crab by @paul_isotope in the same part of Australia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/49951560

A gorgeous and very purple Coenobita purpureus (Blueberry Hermit Crab) by @tonycoenobita in Japan:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/48745595

A splendid photo of Labidochirus splendescens (Splendid Hermit) with hydroids covering its shell by @thiebaud in Washington State, USA:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/55536041
A sponge crab with a remarkable home, a Pseudodromia rotunda (Furred Sponge Crab) by @seastung in South Africa:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/56099510

A beautiful turquoise porcelain crab, Allopetrolisthes punctatus, by @erasmomac in Chile:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/55334073

A very colorful Calappa callus (Rough Box Crab) by @zahnerphoto in Indonesia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/41381182

A striking closeup of the face of a Lithodes santolla (Southern King Crab) by @argentinasubmarina in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/52082882

A Peltarion spinulosum (interesting common name- Tractor Crab) by @gonzalopatagonia, also in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/52514197

Two beautiful Ashtoret lunaris (Speckled Moon Crabs) by @budak in Singapore:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/55358204

A bright green Pitho aculeata (needs confirmation) by @d99 in Mexico:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49435686

and excellent photos of the colorful Galathea squamifera (Black Squat Lobster) by @butorgogol in France:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/53927630

Crabs are amazing!

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