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The Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is a species of marine crab and is the biggest one that lives in the waters around Japan. At around 3.7 meters, it has the largest leg-span of any arthropod. The Japanese name for this species is taka-ashi-gani, (Japanese: タカアシガニ), literally translating to “tall legs crab”. It ...
Endemic crustaceans of Japan (9 P) Pages in category "Crustaceans of Japan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Although most crustaceans are small, their morphology varies greatly and includes both the largest arthropod in the world – the Japanese spider crab with a leg span of 3.7 metres (12 ft) [45] – and the smallest, the 100-micrometre-long (0.004 in) Stygotantulus stocki. [46]
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Pages in category "Endemic crustaceans of Japan" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Most lophogastridan species are 1–8 centimetres (0.4–3.1 in) long, but Gnathophausia ingens can be up to 35 cm (14 in), probably the largest pelagic crustacean in the world. [1] Some 56 extant species in total are currently known. They are classified into three families and nine genera. [2]
Hemigrapsus sanguineus, the Japanese shore crab or Asian shore crab, is a species of crab from East Asia.It has been introduced to several other regions, and is now an invasive species in North America and Europe.
The horsehair crab, Erimacrus isenbeckii (Japanese: ケガニ, kegani), is a species of crab which is found mainly in the Northwest Pacific, around the Hokkaido coast in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Western Bering Sea and is an important commercial species used in Japanese cuisine.