Specimen image via iDigBio
Episesarma
Sign in to savethumb|240px|right|Episesarma sp. (video clip)
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Episesarma, and connects out to Animalia, International Standard Book Number and arthropod.
Vinony files it under Decapod genera and Sesarmidae.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilySesarmidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Sesarmidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, UF
- Recorded in
- India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sesarmidae
- Image
- ID crab - Flickr - Lip Kee.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Episesarma
- Commons category
- Episesarma
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- Use in food
- References
- External links
thumb|240px|right|Episesarma sp. (video clip)
Episesarma is a genus of swimming crabs species in the family Sesarmidae. The name "Episesarma" is derived from the Greek prefix "epi-" meaning "upon" or "on," indicating their habitat preference for areas such as mangrove roots or other surfaces within coastal ecosystems. "Episesarma" refers to crabs that are often found on or upon various surfaces in mangrove habitats.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Episesarma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.