Oncinopus aranea cf.
Orangutan Crab
©Anne Hoggett: One of three individuals of Oncinopus aranea cf.on coral Plerogyra sinuosa in the channel at the north end of No Name Reef near Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: Three individuals of Oncinopus aranea cf. on coral Plerogyra sinuosa in the channel at the north end of No Name Reef near Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: Plerogyra sinuosa colony about 12 cm diameter in the channel at the north end of No Name Reef near Lizard Island. Three Orangutan Crabs (Oncinopus aranea cf.) are on the upper right side.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Inachidae
Genus
Oncinopus
Species
Oncinopus aranea cf.
Colours
Distinguishing features
Small carapace and extremely long legs covered densely with fine reddish "hairs". Bright red eyes. Lives on Plerogyra corals.
Oncinopus aranea has been recorded from Lizard Island but Edgar (2019) notes that there is a second species in the genus and the distributions of the two are not clear.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
species: Achaeus japonicus
is well-known to the north of Australia but its presence in Australia has not been reliably confirmed.
