Aliaporcellana spongicola

Aliaporcellana spongicola

Aliaporcellana spongicola is a species of Porcelain Crab from the family of Porcellanidae.
Porcelain Crab - Aliaporcellana spongicola This Porcelain Crab - Aliaporcellana spongicola has been photographed by divers extensively but only described in August 2018. It lives exclusively on Giant Barrel Sponge Corals. They are very small in size, usually around 1.5 - 2 cm, can be difficult to take good pictures of as it hides in the crevices of the Sponge Barrel Coral. Aliaporcellana spongicola,Anilao,Batangas,Crab,Philippines,Porcelain Crab

Naming

This Porcelain Crab is named after the host it lives on exclusively - Sponge Barrel Coral.

Distribution

Holotype material was collected from Philippines and also recorded from Indonesia and New Guinea, most likely the whole region of Coral Triangle.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyPorcellanidae
GenusAliaporcellana
SpeciesAliaporcellana spongicola
Photographed in
Philippines