Urnalana purarensis Bulbous Purse Crab

Urnalana purarensis is commonly referred to as Bulbous Purse Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Urnalana purarensis

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lexID:: 2167
AphiaID:: 441416

Scientific:: Urnalana purarensis
German:: Kugelkrabbe
English:: Bulbous Purse Crab

Category:: Крабы

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Leucosiidae (Family) > Urnalana (Genus) > purarensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ovaere, ), 1987

Occurrence:: French Polynesia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South-Pazific, Taiwan, the Society Islands, Tuamoto Islands
Sea depth:: 1 - 10 Meter
Size:: 0.98" - 1.97" (2.5cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Detritus, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown