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Puerto Rican sand crab

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31: 44: 220:. The most detailed study conducted on the species was done by Miguel P. Sastre between 1988 and 1992. This investigation determined that the species has diotic traits and that there are size and survival differences between sexes. Both sexes reach 376:"Mercury Levels in Mole Crabs Hippa cubensis, Emerita brasiliensis, E. portoricensis, and Lepidopa richmondi (Crustacea: Decapoda: Hippidae) from a Sandy Beach at Venezuela" 534: 560: 339: 508: 547: 668: 586: 658: 343: 315: 663: 625: 552: 30: 433: 495: 347: 565: 442: 43: 463: 500: 158: 630: 387: 310: 196: 135: 653: 617: 411: 38: 539: 599: 403: 290: 271: 604: 395: 174: 573: 221: 391: 267: 647: 415: 286: 85: 612: 521: 209: 205: 105: 486: 263: 217: 75: 55: 407: 578: 399: 480: 298: 279: 275: 233: 125: 95: 375: 513: 259: 213: 115: 526: 258:
inhabit the sandy beaches of Golfo Triste in Venezuela. Using their
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levels in the water. In one study, mercury levels in
194:, is a species of "sand crab" belonging to the genus 470: 338:Cedar I. García Ríos & Alberto Cortés (2001). 432:Miguel P. Sastre & Paul M. Yoshioka (1992). 236:length of males is 11mm and 19mm in females. 8: 262:, they dig into the sand, primarily in the 458: 29: 20: 297:tended to be higher when compared to the 427: 425: 369: 367: 365: 333: 331: 327: 434:"Sex-specific life history pattern of 212:. This species has also been found on 344:Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao 7: 340:"Las Playas de arena de Puerto Rico" 316:List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico 244:Puerto Rican sand crabs, along with 14: 42: 200:, which is native to the main 1: 669:Crustaceans described in 1935 285:This species is also a good 659:Crabs of the Atlantic Ocean 685: 664:Crustaceans of Puerto Rico 443:Bulletin of Marine Science 224:three months after birth. 164: 157: 39:Scientific classification 37: 28: 23: 24:Puerto Rican sand crab 186:Puerto Rican sand crab 472:Emerita portoricensis 436:Emerita portoricensis 400:10.1007/s001289900983 282:caught in the waves. 191:Emerita portoricensis 168:Emerita portoricensis 150:E. portoricensis 16:Species of crustacean 311:Fauna of Puerto Rico 252:Emerita brasiliensis 392:1999BuECT..63..320P 301:samples around it. 256:Lepidora richmondi 641: 640: 600:Open Tree of Life 464:Taxon identifiers 374:D. Perez (1999). 270:, they use their 216:off the coast of 182: 181: 676: 634: 633: 621: 620: 608: 607: 595: 594: 582: 581: 569: 568: 556: 555: 543: 542: 530: 529: 517: 516: 504: 503: 491: 490: 489: 459: 452: 451: 429: 420: 419: 371: 360: 359: 357: 355: 346:. Archived from 335: 295:E. portoricensis 232:On average, the 170: 47: 46: 33: 21: 684: 683: 679: 678: 677: 675: 674: 673: 644: 643: 642: 637: 629: 624: 616: 611: 603: 598: 590: 585: 577: 574:Observation.org 572: 564: 559: 551: 546: 538: 533: 525: 520: 512: 507: 499: 494: 485: 484: 479: 466: 456: 455: 431: 430: 423: 373: 372: 363: 353: 351: 337: 336: 329: 324: 307: 242: 230: 222:sexual maturity 178: 172: 166: 153: 41: 17: 12: 11: 5: 682: 680: 672: 671: 666: 661: 656: 646: 645: 639: 638: 636: 635: 622: 609: 596: 583: 570: 557: 544: 531: 518: 505: 492: 476: 474: 468: 467: 462: 454: 453: 421: 386:(3): 320–326. 361: 350:on May 9, 2007 342:(in Spanish). 326: 325: 323: 320: 319: 318: 313: 306: 303: 268:filter feeders 247:Hippa cubensis 241: 238: 229: 226: 180: 179: 173: 162: 161: 155: 154: 147: 145: 141: 140: 133: 129: 128: 123: 119: 118: 113: 109: 108: 103: 99: 98: 93: 89: 88: 83: 79: 78: 73: 69: 68: 63: 59: 58: 53: 49: 48: 35: 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 681: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 651: 649: 632: 627: 623: 619: 614: 610: 606: 601: 597: 593: 588: 584: 580: 575: 571: 567: 562: 558: 554: 549: 545: 541: 536: 532: 528: 523: 519: 515: 510: 506: 502: 497: 493: 488: 482: 478: 477: 475: 473: 469: 465: 460: 450:(3): 456–463. 449: 445: 444: 439: 437: 428: 426: 422: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 370: 368: 366: 362: 349: 345: 341: 334: 332: 328: 321: 317: 314: 312: 309: 308: 304: 302: 300: 296: 292: 288: 283: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 248: 239: 237: 235: 227: 225: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 198: 193: 192: 187: 176: 171: 169: 163: 160: 159:Binomial name 156: 152: 151: 146: 143: 142: 139: 138: 134: 131: 130: 127: 124: 121: 120: 117: 114: 111: 110: 107: 104: 101: 100: 97: 94: 91: 90: 87: 84: 81: 80: 77: 74: 71: 70: 67: 64: 61: 60: 57: 54: 51: 50: 45: 40: 36: 32: 27: 22: 19: 471: 447: 441: 435: 383: 379: 352:. Retrieved 348:the original 294: 287:bioindicator 284: 255: 251: 245: 243: 231: 195: 190: 189: 185: 183: 167: 165: 149: 148: 136: 112:Infraorder: 86:Malacostraca 18: 613:SeaLifeBase 522:iNaturalist 228:Description 210:archipelago 206:Puerto Rico 106:Pleocyemata 648:Categories 438:(Schmitt)" 322:References 102:Suborder: 76:Arthropoda 654:Hippoidea 274:to catch 264:surf zone 218:Venezuela 144:Species: 62:Kingdom: 56:Eukaryota 540:10238976 487:Q3933301 481:Wikidata 416:35749417 408:10475909 305:See also 299:sediment 280:plankton 276:detritus 272:antennae 234:carapace 208:and its 126:Hippidae 122:Family: 96:Decapoda 72:Phylum: 66:Animalia 52:Domain: 514:2225696 388:Bibcode 354:May 14, 291:mercury 260:uropods 240:Ecology 214:beaches 197:Emerita 175:Schmitt 137:Emerita 132:Genus: 116:Anomura 92:Order: 82:Class: 631:421885 605:939375 592:421885 579:595773 566:101208 527:338766 501:934293 414:  406:  266:. As 254:, and 202:island 177:, 1935 626:WoRMS 618:26671 553:98138 535:IRMNG 412:S2CID 587:OBIS 561:NCBI 548:ITIS 509:GBIF 496:BOLD 404:PMID 356:2007 289:for 278:and 184:The 396:doi 204:of 650:: 628:: 615:: 602:: 589:: 576:: 563:: 550:: 537:: 524:: 511:: 498:: 483:: 448:50 446:. 440:. 424:^ 410:. 402:. 394:. 384:63 382:. 378:. 364:^ 330:^ 250:, 188:, 418:. 398:: 390:: 358:.

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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Anomura
Hippidae
Emerita
Binomial name
Schmitt
Emerita
island
Puerto Rico
archipelago
beaches
Venezuela
sexual maturity
carapace
Hippa cubensis
uropods
surf zone
filter feeders
antennae
detritus
plankton
bioindicator

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