Crustaceans

Hi guys,

I am struggling to identify the two following crustaceans. I am guessing the crab is Charybdis_acutifrons. However I do not have a clue about the mantis shrimp. Hope someone out there is more knowledgeable . The picture of the crab was taken in Puri Jati and the mantis in Secret Bay, Bali. Do you know of a good source on the web to identify crusteceans, or it doesn't exist yet?

Cheers

Daniel

I'm pretty sure it's Gonodactylinus viridis.

Cheers,

Marli

Thanks for the help.

Would you have website with a photo of it. It seems that there isn't much documentation of that species...

Cheers

Daniel

Is there a Crustacean expert out there that would be able to confirm the ID of the crab?

Cheers

Daniel

From well identified stomatpod images go to Roy Caldwell's website & to the Lurker's Guide to Stomatopods http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/

There are a lot of crustacean sites with varyiing degrees of accuracy. At the same time there are a lot of Charybdis & related species that are very similar in appearance and each site only has a few of them listed or pictured. Why don't you contact Gary Poore at the Museum of Victoria? He's a top expert for the IP.

From well identified stomatpod images go to Roy Caldwell's website & to the Lurker's Guide to Stomatopods http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/

 

There are a lot of crustacean sites with varyiing degrees of accuracy. At the same time there are a lot of Charybdis & related species that are very similar in appearance and each site only has a few of them listed or pictured. Why don't you contact Gary Poore at the Museum of Victoria? He's a top expert for the IP.

Thanks Leslie. I will contact Gary Poore. It is quite hard to identify crustaceans ain't...

Roy Caldwell's mantis site is here:

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/cr...traca/royslist/

The "checkerboard" appearance of the mantis' eyes made me think immediately of Pseudosquilla ciliata. However, it will be difficult to get a definitive ID from this picture.

Dan