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Warrior — The Seashore Crabs of Dongsha Island

Ebook read online (by Marine National Park)

Contents

Preface of the Director

Preface of the Author

Introduction

Life History of Brachyuran Crabs

Life History of Hermit Crabs

Habitats of Crabs on Dongsha Seashore

Pandanus Trees

Seagrass Beds

Mangroves

Sandy Beaches

Drift Woods

Reef Rocks and Concrete Blocks

Tetrapods

Crabs of Dongsha Seashore

Brachyuran Crabs

Calappa hepatica

Ashtoret picta

Portunus granulatus

Portunus iranjae

Scylla serrata

Thalamita admete

Thalamita crenata

Thalamita edwardsi

Thalamita prymna

Eriphia sebana

Leptodius sanguineus

Leptodius gracilis

Ocypode ceratophthalmus

Ocypode cordimanus

Ocypode sinensis

Uca crassipes

Uca jocelynae

Uca perplexa

Uca splendida

Uca tetragonon

Macrophthalmus convexus

Geograpsus crinipes

Geograpsus grayi

Grapsus albolineatus

Grapsus tenuicrustatus

Metopograpsus thukuhar

Pachygrapsus minutus

Metasesarma obesum

Parasesarma pictum

Cyclograpsus integer

Pseudograpsus albus

Pseudohelice subquadrata

Varuna litterata

Plagusia squamosa

Percnon planissimum

Cardisoma carnifex

Discoplax hirtipes

Epigrapsus notatus

Epigrapsus politus

Anomuran Crabs

Birgus latro

Coenobita brevimanus

Coenobita rugosus

Coenobita violascens

Calcinus laevimanus

Calcinus latens

Clibanarius corallinus

Clibanarius eurysternus

Clibanarius englaucus

Clibanarius humilis

Clibanarius longitarsus

Clibanarius striolatus

Clibanarius virescens

Dardanus deformis

Dardanus megistos

Dardanus scutellatus

Pagurixus haigae

Hippa adactyla

Conservation of Crabs in Dongsha Island

Pre-arrangement for the Mangrove Expansion

Alien Snails and Land Hermit Crabs

New Residents for the Abandoned Pillboxes

Small World under Drift Woods

Epilogue

References

Index

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