Английская Википедия:Ebalia tumefacta

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox Ebalia tumefacta, sometimes called Bryer's nut crab,[1] is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.[2]

Description

Ebalia tumefacta is a small, roughly diamond-shaped crab, with noticeably bulbous branchial regions. The carapace is wider than it is long, and has minute bumps, giving it a somewhat rough texture. It grows to about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The colouration varies greatly. Although some may have a variegated brown and black carapace, it usually ranges from reddish to greyish-white or yellowish-grey. Sometimes it may have red spots, and occasionally may contain an orange margin and a pale pink median band.[3] The shell has a fine, granular texture. The arms are equal in length and the claws are roughly equal in size.[1]

Distribution

This species is found from West Africa to Norway, and is especially common around the British Isles;[4] it does not occur in the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

Habitat

Ebalia tumefacta lives in muddy sand and gravel at depths of Шаблон:Convert.[1]

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