Chiromantes eulimene

Chiromantes eulimene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Sesarmidae
Genus:	Chiromantes
Species:	C. eulimene
Binomial name
Chiromantes eulimene (De Man in Weber, 1897) [1]
Synonyms   [1]
Sesarma eulimeneDe Man, 1895

Chiromantes eulimene is a species of crab found in the mangrove swamps of south-eastern Africa (South Africa and Mozambique).

Distribution

The range of C. eulimene extends from the Bashee to the Inhambane mangroves and includes the mangroves of KwaZulu-Natal where it occurs abundantly. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Chiromantes eulimene has a light brown carapace with light orange-yellow chelae. They can be distinguished from the closely related Parasesarma catenatum by the absence of fur around the hinges of the chelae. ^[4]

References

1. Peter Davie (2012). "Chiromantes eulimene". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved June 7, 2012.
2. N. A. H. Millard; G.J. Broekhuysen (1970). "The ecology of South African estuaries Part X. St. Lucia: A second report" . Zoologica Africana . 5 (2): 277–307. doi: 10.1080/00445096.1970.11447398 .
3. G. Branch; C. L. Griffiths; M. L. Branch; L. E. Beckley (2007). Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. ISBN   9781770076334.
4. J.H. Day (1981). "The estuarine fauna". Estuarine Ecology: with Particular, Reference to Southern Africa. A. A. Balkema.