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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]
Small crab boat in harbour at A Illa de Arousa, Galicia, Spain. Crab fisheries are fisheries which capture or farm crabs.True crabs make up 20% of all crustaceans caught and farmed worldwide, with about 1.4 million tonnes being consumed annually.
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Ligia exotica is believed to be native to the coasts of Western Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. Other authorities suggest it originated in the Pacific and Indian Oceans . [ 5 ] The fact that Roux gave it the specific name " exotica " when he first described the species in 1828 from near Marseilles , may indicate that it was not previously ...