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Calappa is a genus of crabs known commonly as box crabs or shame-faced crabs. The name box crab comes from their distinctly bulky carapace, and the name shame-faced is from anthropomorphising the way the crab's chelae (claws) fold up and cover its face, as if it were hiding its face in shame. See more
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There are 43 extant species in the genus:
• Calappa acutispina Lai, Chan & Ng, 2006
• Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006
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A further 18 species are known only from fossils.
• Calappa chungii Hu and Tao 1985
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Calappa calappa, also known as the smooth box crab or red-spotted box crab, is a tropical marine species of crab with an Indo-Pacific distribution, and showing great variability in its patterning and colouration. First described as Cancer calappa by Linnaeus in 1758 from a specimen originating from Ambon Island, and later in 1781 as Cancer fornicatus by Fabricius, it was finally placed in the gen…
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Reef box crab (Calappa hepatica) on the Shores of Singapore
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What is Calappa calappa?
Calappa calappa, also known as the smooth box crab or red-spotted box crab, is a tropical marine species of crab with an Indo-Pacific distribution, and showing great variability in its patterning and colouration.
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What is a Calappa crab?
Calappa is a genus of crabs known commonly as box crabs or shame-faced crabs. The name box crab comes from their distinctly bulky carapace, and the name shame-faced is from anthropomorphising the way the crab's chelae (claws) fold up and cover its face, as if it were hiding its face in shame. There are 43 extant species in the genus:
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Is Calappa hepatica a box crab?
Calappa hepatica, the reef box crab, is a common benthic species of box crab of tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Red Sea. Calappa hepatica grows to a carapace width of about 4 cm (1.6 in); the length is always less than two thirds of its width.
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Where did Calappa come from?
First described as Cancer calappa by Linnaeus in 1758 from a specimen originating from Ambon Island, and later in 1781 as Cancer fornicatus by Fabricius, it was finally placed in the genus Calappa by Lancelot Alexander Borradaile in 1903. The name calappa is associated with kelapa, the Malay word for 'coconut'.
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Calappa calappa, Giant box crab - SeaLifeBase
WEBLife cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae. Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: …
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Calappa hepatica - Wikipedia
WEBCalappa hepatica, the reef box crab, is a common benthic species of box crab of tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Red Sea.
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Spotted box crab (Calappa philargius) - wildsingapore.com
WEBThis large boxy crab with four big spots on its flat pincers is sometimes seen on the sandy shores near seagrass areas on our Northern shores. It is more active at night and are …
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WEBCalappa is a genus of crabs known commonly as box crabs or shame-faced crabs. The name box crab comes from their distinctly bulky carapace, and the name shame-faced is …
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Calappa calappa (Linnaeus, 1758) - WoRMS - World Register of …
WEBoriginal description (of Cancer calappa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum …
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Calappa calappa
WEBbenthic; marine; depth range 0 - 80 m. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Japan to Australia and Hawaii. Diagnosis: Two color morphs are known: one uniform tan and the other …
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Marine Species Traits - Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
WEB20 hours ago · Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=440297 …
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Calappa flammea, Flame box crab - SeaLifeBase
WEBLife cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae. Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: …
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