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Pisa (crab)
''Pisa'' is a genus of crabs, containing the following species: *'' Pisa armata'' (Latreille, 1803) *'' Pisa calva'' Forest & Guinot, 1966 *'' Pisa carinimana'' Miers, 1879 *'' Pisa hirticornis'' (Herbst, 1804) *'' Pisa lanata'' (Lamarck, 1801) *'' Pisa muscosa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Pisa nodipes'' (Leach, 1815) *'' Pisa sanctaehelenae'' Chace, 1966 *''Pisa tetraodon Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tow ...'' (Pennant, 1777) References Majoidea Decapod genera {{Majoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisa Armata
''Pisa armata'' is a species of crab from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Description ''Pisa armata'' grows to a length of . Its carapace is roughly triangular, with two prominent rostrum (anatomy), rostral spines, which are parallel in males, but divergent in females. The carapace is brown, but is often covered in seaweed, sponges or sea anemone, anemones. Distribution ''Pisa armata'' is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from around the Isle of Man as far south as Angola, as well as in parts of the Mediterranean Sea. It lives at depths of . Ecology ''Pisa armata'' is parasitised by a rhizocephalan barnacle. Although initially considered to be the same species that attacks other crabs such as ''Carcinus maenas'', experiments in the 1960s demonstrated that the two were different species, ''Sacculina carcini'' on ''C. maenas'', and ''Sacculina gibbsi'' on ''P. armata''. References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2337809 Majoidea Crustaceans described in 1803 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |