Neosarmatium smithi

Species of crab

Neosarmatium smithi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Sesarmidae
Genus:
Neosarmatium
Species:
N. smithi
Binomial name
Neosarmatium smithi
(Tweedie, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Sesarma smithi H. Milne Edwards, 1853[1]

Neosarmatium smithi, is a swimming crab species in the genus Neosarmatium. Distributed all over marine and brackish waters of Indo-West Pacific regions.

Distribution

A mangrove inhabitant, it is found all over South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Japan, China, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia.[2]

Description

Carapace surface smooth and shining.

Ecology

The species is well distributed in mangrove regions, feeds on decaying mangrove leaves of Rhizophora mucronata predominantly.

References

  1. ^ "Neosarmatium smithi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Neosarmatium smithi". Crabs of Japan. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

External links

  • Diversity of mangrove crabs in Kadolkele, Negombo eatuary, Sri Lanka
  • Consumption of mangrove litter by the crabs Sesarma messa and Sesarma smithii in north eastern Australia
  • Feeding ecology of mangrove crabs in North Eastern Australia: mangrove litter consumption by Sesarma messa and Sesarma smithii
  • Competition and interaction between Neosarmatium smithi (Crustacea: Grapsidae) and Terebralia palustris (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in a Kenyan mangrove
  • Neosarmatium smithi - Biological Information System for Marine Life
Taxon identifiers
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