OSEANA
Vol 43 No 2 (2018)

MENGENAL KEPITING Ashtoret lunaris (FORSKAL, 1775) DARI SUKU MATUTIDAE (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: BRACHYURA)

Ernawati Widyastuti (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2018

Abstract

KNOWING Ashtoret lunaris (FORSKAL, 1775) FROM MATUTIDAE (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: BRACHYURA). Ashtoret lunaris is a species of genus Ashtoret from Matutidae. This crab is known as “yellow moon crab”, because it has a yellow and rounded carapace like a full moon. These crabs are nocturnal and live in coastal areas with soft substrate. The crab has a wide distribution spanning from the Red Sea to South Africa, Asia and Australia. Some biological aspects such as morphology, systematic, habitat, feeding habit, distribution and others are discussed in this paper.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

oseana

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Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Environmental Science Other

Description

OSEANA adalah jurnal elektronik nasional yang menerbitkan artikel ilmiah yang bersumber dari penelitian maupun artikel penelaahan pustaka dalam bidang oseanografi di Indonesia. Tujuan dari penerbitan OSEANA adalah untuk memberikan informasi kepada masyarakat yang berminat terhadap bidang oseanologi ...