General Description
Carapace with clubbed setae, at least close to anterior and anterolateral margins, plus few scattered clusters of 2-3 longer soft hairs elsewhere; carapace with group of 3-12 tubercles on a curved ridge near anterolateral margin protruding through hairs. In juveniles, tubercles appear as low ridge buried in the velvety hairs. Male gonopod 1 with hooked tip, less bent in juveniles, with long setae at right angle near tip. Up to 2 cm wide.
Biology
This is the most common species of Pilumnus in the Bass Strait.
Distribution
Southern temperate oceans, including south-eastern Australia.
Habitat
In sponges, bryozoans, and algae, intertidal to 70 m depth.
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Brief Id
Carapace covered in soft velvet; an oblique, curved row of between three and twelve pink tubercles sits behind each eye; legs smooth.
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Maximum Size
2 cm
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Diet
Organic matter
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Hazards
Not harmful but a nip from claws could be painful.
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m), Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Scientific Author
Haswell, 1881
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Common Name
Beaded Hairy Crab
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Species Name
monilifera
