Parasesarma messa
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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: | Parasesarma |
| Species: | P. messa
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| Parasesarma messa (Campbell, 1967)
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Parasesarma messa, commonly known as the maroon mangrove crab, is a species of burrowing crab found in Queensland, Australia.[2] It lives in mangroves in estuaries and sheltered bays.[2][3] It was originally described as Sesarma messa,[3] but was placed in the genus Parasesarma in 2017.[4] Perisesarma messa is also a synonym.[5]
The species name ‘messa’ comes from the initial letters of "Medially Expanded Second Segment of Abdomen".[3] The carapace is up to 25 mm (0.98 in) wide, with one tooth (notch) on the edge.[2] The claws are a dark maroon color to nearly black.[2] Claws in females are smaller than in males.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Parasesarma messa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Davie, Peter (2011). Wild Guide to Moreton Bay and Adjacent Coasts Volume 2. Queensland Museum. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-9870555-7-6.
- ^ a b c d Campbell, B. M. (1967). "The Australian Sesarminae (Crustacea: Brachyura): five species of Sesarma (Chiromantes)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.
- ^ Shahdadi, Adnan; Schubart, Christoph (2018). "Taxonomic review of Perisesarma (Decapoda:Brachyura:Sesarmidae) and closely related genera based on morphology and molecular phylogenetics: new classification, two new genera and the questionable phylogenetic value of the epibranchial tooth". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (3): 517–548.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2018. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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