Mud crab
Encyclopedia
Mud crab may refer to any crab
that lives in or near mud
, such as:
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
that lives in or near mud
Mud
Mud is a mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay. Ancient mud deposits harden over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone . When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries the resultant layers are termed bay muds...
, such as:
- Scylla serrataScylla serrataScylla serrata is an economically important crab species found in the estuaries and mangroves of Africa, Australia and Asia. In their most common form, the shell colour varies from a deep, mottled green to very dark brown...
, also called mangrove crabMangrove crabMangrove crabs are crabs that live among mangroves, and may belong to many different species and even families. They have been shown to be ecologically significant in many ways. They keep much of the energy within the forest by burying and consuming leaf litter. Along with burrowing in the ground,...
and black crab. - Scylla tranquebaricaScylla tranquebaricaScylla tranquebarica, is a species mangrove crab in the genus Scylla. Scylla tranquebarica, one of several crabs known as the mud crab, is found in mangrove areas from Pakistan and Taiwan to the Malay Archipelago....
, another variety of the mangrove crabMangrove crabMangrove crabs are crabs that live among mangroves, and may belong to many different species and even families. They have been shown to be ecologically significant in many ways. They keep much of the energy within the forest by burying and consuming leaf litter. Along with burrowing in the ground,...
. - Scylla paramamosainScylla paramamosainScylla paramamosain is a mud crab commonly consumed in southeast Asia.-Distribution:Scylla paramamosain is found in Japan, Taiwan, China , Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia. It is now produced by aquaculture farms in southern Vietnam.-Taxonomy:Scylla paramamosain was described by Eulogio P...
- Members of the family Panopeidae, such as the black fingered mud crab.
- Members of the family XanthidaeXanthidaeXanthidae is a family of crabs known as mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. They are often brightly coloured and are poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote is known...
- Mudcrab, a fictional species from the computer games The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindThe Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, often simply referred to as Morrowind, is a single-player computer role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, and published by Bethesda Softworks and Ubisoft. It is the third installment in The Elder Scrolls series of games, following The Elder Scrolls...
and The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionThe Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a single-player action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and the Take-Two Interactive subsidiary 2K Games...
. - Helice crassaTunnelling mud crabThe tunnelling mud crab, Austrohelice crassa, is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Grapsidae, endemic to the sea coasts of New Zealand. Their carapace width is up to 40 mm....
, also called the tunnelling mud crab.