Mursia armata

Mursia armata   de Haan, 1837


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Calappidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 50 - 260 m (Ref. 99823).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific: Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Miminum depth range from Ref. 132434. Subtidal, from depths of 50 to 260 meters. On substrates composed of fine sand, mud, or clay (Ref. 132434).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ng, P.K.L. and B.R. De Forges 2007 The Brachyura of New Caledonia. In Payri C.E., Richer de Forges B. (Eds). Compendium of marine speices of New Caledonia. Doc. Sci. Tech. 117 second edition, IRD Noumea, pp 315-331. (Ref. 77902)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.6 - 26.6, mean 21.2 (based on 97 cells).

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