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Animal realm > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Crustaceans > Malacostraca > Decapods > Crabs > Decorator crabs > Arrowhead crab

Arrowhead crab

Scientific name : Huenia heraldica


Decorator crab with long legs, triangular carapace with a long rostrum. Green colour, a white line can be present along the carapace edge. Carapace lenght 2 cm. Distinguished from Huenia sp. 1 by the shape, from Huenia sp. 2 by the colour.

Associated organisms
Associated with the green algae Halimeda sp., among which it uses to camouflage itself, also attaching algal parts to its rostrum.


Habitat: Coastal bay, Deep reef, Lagoon, Reef external slope

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Sheet author: MASSIMO BOYER
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