Chiromantes eulimene is a species of crab found in the mangrove swamps of south-eastern Africa (South Africa and Mozambique).
| Chiromantes eulimene | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Sesarmidae |
| Genus: | Chiromantes |
| Species: | C. eulimene
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| Binomial name | |
| Chiromantes eulimene | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Sesarma eulimene De Man, 1895 | |
Distribution
editThe range of C. eulimene extends from the Bashee to the Inhambane mangroves and includes the mangroves of KwaZulu-Natal where it occurs abundantly.[2][3]
Description
editChiromantes eulimene has a light brown carapace with light orange-yellow chelae. They can be distinguished from the closely related Parasesarma catenatum by the absence of fur around the hinges of the chelae.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Peter Davie (2012). "Chiromantes eulimene". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ N. A. H. Millard; G.J. Broekhuysen (1970). "The ecology of South African estuaries Part X. St. Lucia: A second report". Zoologica Africana. 5 (2): 277–307. doi:10.1080/00445096.1970.11447398.
- ^ G. Branch; C. L. Griffiths; M. L. Branch; L. E. Beckley (2007). Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. ISBN 9781770076334.
- ^ J.H. Day (1981). "The estuarine fauna". Estuarine Ecology: with Particular, Reference to Southern Africa. A. A. Balkema.
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