Ar.67 Doclea ovis

 

Ar.67                                                Doclea ovis

Kingdom  :Animalia

Phylum     :Arthropoda

Subphylum:Crustacea

Class          :Malacostraca

Order        :Decapoda

Family       :Epialtidae

Genus       :Doclea

Species      : ovis

Description: Benthic.  Subtropical; distribution Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and Singapore. Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

 

IUCN STATUS: Not evaluated