Study identifies priority areas for conservation of endangered crustacean in Brazil phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p>The land crab <em>Johngarthia lagostoma</em> occurs only on four ocean islands, three of which are in Brazil, but little is known of its natural history. Brazilian researchers discovered that a hill and beach on Trindade Island play a key role in the species’ reproductive cycle and survival.</p>
Cancellus from a deep bank in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
Cancellus heatherae, female holotype, shield length – 4 mm: (A) habitus, dorsal; (B) habitus, right side; (C) habitus, ventral; (D) sixth tergite and telson, dorsal. Image credit: Felder & Lemaitre, doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.10.
Cancellus is a distinctive genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing over 15 recognized species.
Most members of this genus live in pieces of rock, sponge, coral, or other firm substances, rather than in gastropod shells as is more typical for pagurid hermit crabs.
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Cancellus heatherae, the newly-discovered species features several minor anatomical differences from other members of the genus.
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