Permanotus purpureus Crinoid Crab

Permanotus purpureus is commonly referred to as Crinoid Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17779 

AphiaID:

442384 

Scientific:

Permanotus purpureus 

German:

Haarstern Krabbe 

English:

Crinoid Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pilumnidae (Family) > Permanotus (Genus) > purpureus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gordon, ), 1934 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, China, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tasman Sea, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

10 - 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,4cm - 0,52cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Commensalism, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Permanotus purpureus
  Haarstern Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-10-06 12:35:26 

Last edit:

2025-10-07 10:33:43 

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