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Paractaea rufopunctata Nodose Rubble Crab

Paractaea rufopunctata is commonly referred to as Nodose Rubble Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
13864 
AphiaID:
209046 
Scientific:
Paractaea rufopunctata 
German:
Rot-gefleckte Rundkrabbe 
English:
Nodose Rubble Crab 
Category:
Kraby 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Xanthidae (Family) > Paractaea (Genus) > rufopunctata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(H. Milne Edwards, ), 1834 
Occurrence:
Australia, Azores, Brazil, Christmas Islands, Cuba, Egypt, Florida, French Polynesia, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Philippines, Réunion , Somalia, South America, Tansania, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, Uruguay, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 220 Meter 
Size:
2,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Crustaceans, Invertebrates 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-04-09 19:55:34 

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Paractaea rufopunctata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)

Paractaea is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae. Paractaea rufopunctata inhabit areas of Sand and Rubble. Found in intertidal and subtidal areas.

Synonymised names:
Actaea rufopunctata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (superseded combination)
Actaea rufopunctata rufopunctata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (superseded combination)
Micropanope rufopunctata (A. Milne Edwards, 1834) (superseded combination)
Paractaea rufopunctata rufopunctata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (status change)
Paractaea rufopunctata sanctaeluciae (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (unavailable name)
Xantho rufopunctatus H. Edwards, 1834 (basionym)

Direct children (9):
Subspecies Paractaea rufopunctata africana Guinot, 1976 accepted as Paractaea africana Guinot, 1976 (superseded combination)
Forma Paractaea rufopunctata f. frontalis Serène, 1984 (unavailable name)
Forma Paractaea rufopunctata f. illusoria Guinot, 1969 (unavailable name)
Forma Paractaea rufopunctata f. intermedia Guinot, 1969 (unavailable name)
Forma Paractaea rufopunctata f. primarathbunae Guinot, 1969 accepted as Paractaea africana Guinot, 1976 (unavailable name)
Forma Paractaea rufopunctata f. sanctaeluciae Serène, 1984 accepted as Paractaea rufopunctata africana Guinot, 1976 accepted as Paractaea africana Guinot, 1976 (unavailable name)
Forma Paractaea rufopunctata f. tertiarathbunae Guinot, 1969 accepted as Paractaea africana Guinot, 1976 (unavailable name)
Forma Paractaea rufopunctata f. waltersi Serène, 1984 accepted as Paractaea rufopunctata africana Guinot, 1976 accepted as Paractaea africana Guinot, 1976 (unavailable name)
Subspecies Paractaea rufopunctata plumosa Guinot in T. Sakai, 1976 accepted as Paractaea plumosa Guinot in T. Sakai, 1976 (superseded combination)

External links

  1. Crabs of Christmas Island (en). Abgerufen am 09.10.2023.
  2. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 14.05.2021.

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