General Description
Body covered by dense, brown hairs. Carapace rounded. Eye stalks orange and parts of legs blue. Up to 8 cm wide (carapace).
Biology
Bristled Sponge-crabs wear "hats", placing sponges or ascidians on top of their body to camouflage themselves against the reef.
Distribution
Southern Australian coast, except Tasmania.
Habitat
Reef and jetties, to depth of 80 m.
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Brown, dense hairs, orange eye stalks, blue legs.
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Colours
Orange, Blue, Brown
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Animal matter
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Haswell, 1882)
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Common Name
Bristled Sponge-crab
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Species Name
octodentata
