danielstassen 1 Posted November 11, 2009 Hi guys, I am struggling to identify the two following crustaceans. I am guessing the crab is Charybdis_acutifrons. However I do not have a clue about the mantis shrimp. Hope someone out there is more knowledgeable . The picture of the crab was taken in Puri Jati and the mantis in Secret Bay, Bali. Do you know of a good source on the web to identify crusteceans, or it doesn't exist yet? Cheers Daniel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scubamarli 5 Posted November 11, 2009 I'm pretty sure it's Gonodactylinus viridis. Cheers, Marli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielstassen 1 Posted November 12, 2009 Thanks for the help. Would you have website with a photo of it. It seems that there isn't much documentation of that species... Cheers Daniel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielstassen 1 Posted November 12, 2009 Is there a Crustacean expert out there that would be able to confirm the ID of the crab? Cheers Daniel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted November 12, 2009 From well identified stomatpod images go to Roy Caldwell's website & to the Lurker's Guide to Stomatopods http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/ There are a lot of crustacean sites with varyiing degrees of accuracy. At the same time there are a lot of Charybdis & related species that are very similar in appearance and each site only has a few of them listed or pictured. Why don't you contact Gary Poore at the Museum of Victoria? He's a top expert for the IP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielstassen 1 Posted November 13, 2009 From well identified stomatpod images go to Roy Caldwell's website & to the Lurker's Guide to Stomatopods http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/ There are a lot of crustacean sites with varyiing degrees of accuracy. At the same time there are a lot of Charybdis & related species that are very similar in appearance and each site only has a few of them listed or pictured. Why don't you contact Gary Poore at the Museum of Victoria? He's a top expert for the IP. Thanks Leslie. I will contact Gary Poore. It is quite hard to identify crustaceans ain't... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanInSoCal 0 Posted December 1, 2009 Roy Caldwell's mantis site is here: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/cr...traca/royslist/ The "checkerboard" appearance of the mantis' eyes made me think immediately of Pseudosquilla ciliata. However, it will be difficult to get a definitive ID from this picture. Dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
