Belliidae

Belliidae

Belliidae

Family of crabs

Belliidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda.

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They respond to predators by hyper-extending all of their limbs and remain in this position a long time (Hazlett).

Species

Seven species belong to the family Belliidae :[1]

  • Acanthocyclus albatrossis Rathbun, 1898
  • Acanthocyclus gayi Lucas, 1844
  • Acanthocyclus hassleri Rathbun, 1898
  • Bellia picta H. Milne-Edwards, 1848
  • Corystoides abbreviatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
  • Corystoides chilensis Lucas, 1844
  • Heterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1867

References

  1. [1]
    Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
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Hazlett, B. A., & Mclay, C. L. (2005). Anti-predator responses of the intertidal crab Heterozius rotundifrons (Brachyura: Belliidae) in air and water. Marine & Freshwater Behaviour & Physiology, 38(2), 95–103. doi:10.1080/10236240500078339.
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