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| name = Purple crab |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| subphylum = [[Crustacean|Crustacea]] |
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| classis = [[Malacostraca]] |
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| ordo = [[Decapoda]] |
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| infraordo = [[Crab|Brachyura]] |
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| familia = [[Potamidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Insulamon]]'' |
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| genus_authority = Ng & Takeda, 1992 |
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| species = '''''I. palawanense''''' |
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| binomial = ''Insulamon palawanense'' |
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| binomial_authority = Freitag, 2012 |
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The '''purple crab''' or '''Insulamon palawanense''', is a Filipino crab species.<ref name="purpo">[http://news.yahoo.com/photos/newly-discovered-purple-crabs-slideshow/crab-photo-1335220026.html Newly discovered purple crabs]</ref> |
The '''purple crab''' or '''Insulamon palawanense''', is a Filipino crab species.<ref name="purpo">[http://news.yahoo.com/photos/newly-discovered-purple-crabs-slideshow/crab-photo-1335220026.html Newly discovered purple crabs]</ref> |
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The purple crab or Insulamon palawanense, is a Filipino crab species.[1]
History
It was discovered in 2012.[1] The species was first described by Hendrik Freitag of the Senckenberg Museum of Zoology in Dresden, Germany.[1] It is rare and unique in that is has purple coloration.[1] The crustacean is native to the island of Palawan.[1] The crab's distribution is widespread on the island.[1] It has been theorized that the striking iridescent purple coloration is the assist the beast in recognizing others of its race.[1] However it may also be for no particular purpose as well.[2] They are 2.5 to 5.3 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) wide.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Newly discovered purple crabs
- ^ Pretty in Purple, National Geographic Society, 18-04-2012, access date 25-04-2012