Chiromantes eulimene

Chiromantes eulimene is a species of crab found in the mangrove swamps of south-eastern Africa (South Africa and Mozambique).

Chiromantes eulimene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Sesarmidae
Genus:
Chiromantes
Species:
C. eulimene
Binomial name
Chiromantes eulimene
(De Man in Weber, 1897)[1]
Synonyms [1]

Sesarma eulimene De Man, 1895

Distribution

The range of C. eulimene extends from the Bashee to the Inhambane mangroves and includes the mangroves of KwaZulu-Natal where it occurs abundantly.[2][3]

Description

Chiromantes eulimene has a light brown carapace with light orange-yellow chelae. They can be distinguished from the closely related Parasesarma catenatum by the absence of fur around the hinges of the chelae.[4]

References
  1. Peter Davie (2012). "Chiromantes eulimene". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  2. N. A. H. Millard; G.J. Broekhuysen (1970). "The ecology of South African estuaries Part X. St. Lucia: A second report". Zoologica Africana. 5 (2): 277–307. doi:10.1080/00445096.1970.11447398.
  3. G. Branch; C. L. Griffiths; M. L. Branch; L. E. Beckley (2007). Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. ISBN 9781770076334.
  4. J.H. Day (1981). "The estuarine fauna". Estuarine Ecology: with Particular, Reference to Southern Africa. A. A. Balkema.
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