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Indo-Pacific Horseshoe Crab
Tachypleus gigas
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Atlantic Horseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Singapore | 61 |
|---|---|
| EAST REGION | 30 |
| Malaysia | 27 |
| Thailand | 19 |
| Sarawak | 14 |
| NORTH REGION | 7 |
| India | 5 |
| Phetchaburi Province | 5 |
| Penang | 4 |
| West Bengal | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- DetritivoreFeeds on dead organic material and debrisFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Horseshoe Crabs · Merostomata |
| Order | Horseshoe Crabs · Xiphosurida |
| Family | Horseshoe Crabs · Limulidae |
| Genus | Tachypleus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Indo-Pacific Horseshoe Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.