Neosarmatium smithi
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Neosarmatium smithi, is a swimming crab species in the genus Neosarmatium. Distributed all over marine and brackish waters of Indo-West Pacific regions.
Distribution[edit]
A mangrove inhabitant, it is found all over South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Japan, China, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia.[2]
Description[edit]
Carapace surface smooth and shining.
Ecology[edit]
The species is well distributed in mangrove regions, feeds on decaying mangrove leaves of Rhizophora mucronata predominantly.
References[edit]
- ^ "Neosarmatium smithi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Neosarmatium smithi". Crabs of Japan. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
External links[edit]
- Diversity of mangrove crabs in Kadolkele, Negombo eatuary, Sri Lanka
- Consumption of mangrove litter by the crabs Sesarma messa and Sesarma smithii in north eastern Australia
- Feeding ecology of mangrove crabs in North Eastern Australia: mangrove litter consumption by Sesarma messa and Sesarma smithii
- Competition and interaction between Neosarmatium smithi (Crustacea: Grapsidae) and Terebralia palustris (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in a Kenyan mangrove
- Neosarmatium smithi - Biological Information System for Marine Life
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