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Tunneling Mud Crab
Austrohelice crassa
1,003 observations in the source records
24 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.
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What the records say
- 1,003 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Mexican Fiddler CrabLeptuca crenulataStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 510 |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 114 |
| Auckland Region | 66 |
| Tasman Region | 58 |
| Otago Region | 53 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 48 |
| Waikato Region | 28 |
| Wellington Region | 24 |
| Northland Region | 18 |
| Bay of Plenty Region | 18 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Varunid crabs · Varunidae |
| Genus | Austrohelice |
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 Tunneling Mud Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.