Perisesarma guttatum

Red-claw mangrove crab
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Sesarmidae
Genus:	Perisesarma
Species:	P. guttatum
Binomial name
Perisesarma guttatum (Milne-Edwards, 1869)
Synonyms
Chiromanthes guttatum (A. Milne Edwards, 1869) Sesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edwards, 1869[1]

The Red-claw mangrove crab,^[2] (Perisesarma guttatum), is a crab species in the genus Perisesarma. Distributed all over brackish waters of West Indian oceanic regions.^[3][4]

Distribution

A mangrove inhabitant mostly in Avicennia marina, it is found all over

Description

Claws are reddish in color with bright orange internal palms. Carapace is about 3 cm in length.

Ecology

The species use burrows and natural crevices made by Neosarmatium smithi to hide from predators and also for survival. It is an omnivore, feed on anything found on bottom of estuary and forest floor.^[5]

References

1. "Perisesarma guttatum (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
2. "Observations in the Species: Perisesarma guttatum". © The Open University. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
3. "Sesarma guttatum Milne-Edwards, 1869". sea life base. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
4. "Perisesarma guttatum (Milne-Edwards, 1869)". sea life base. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
5. "Perisesarma guttatum (A. Milne Edwards, 1869)". A field guide to Kenyan mangroves. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

External links

• Genetic and morphological differentiation of the mangrove crab Perisesarma guttatum (Brachyura: Sesarmidae) along an East African latitudinal gradient
• Sexual Maturity, Reproductive Cycles, and Juvenile Recruitment of Perisesarma guttatum (Brachyura, Sesarmidae) at Ponta Rasa Mangrove Swamp, Inhaca Island, Mozambique
• The genetic structure and morphometric differentiation of mangrove crab Perisesarma guttatum