Little bear cancer

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Small shrimp / sea cicada
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Lesser Bear Shrimp / Sea Cicada ( Scyllarus arctus )

Systematics
Order : Decapods (decapoda)
Subordination : Pleocyemata
Partial order : Achelata
Family : Bear Shrimp (Scyllaridae)
Genre : Scyllarus
Type : Small shrimp / sea cicada
Scientific name
Scyllarus arctus
( Linnaeus , 1758)

The little bear crayfish ( Scyllarus arctus ) is a type of crustacean from the family of bear crabs (Scyllaridae).

features

The little bear cancer reaches a length of up to 12 centimeters. The carapace is thorny and almost as wide as it is long. The second antennae are plate-like and their edges are rounded-lobed. The abdomen is more or less straight. Uropods and telson are rounded.

Occurrence

The species occurs from the Mediterranean to the Azores and south-west England, although it is rare in England. It inhabits shallow coastal waters, the bottom of which consists of gravel or coarse sand.

supporting documents

  • Peter Hayward, Tony Nelson-Smith, Chris Shields: The New Cosmos Beach Guide . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-440-10782-9 , page 152.

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