Mictyris platycheles | 水產百科網

MictyrisplatychelesisaspeciesofcrabfoundonmudflatsontheeastcoastofAustraliafromTasmaniaandVictoriatoQueensland.Theyliveinlargegroups,soarecommonlycalledsoldiercrabs.

Species of crab

Mictyris platycheles is a species of crab found on mudflats on the east coast of Australia from Tasmania and Victoria to Queensland.[2] They live in large groups, so are commonly called soldier crabs.[3] Adults are 15 mm (0.59 in) across and similarly tall, and are coloured blue to blue-grey.[3] Mictyris platycheles gets its food by picking up balls of sands and putting it in its mouth, which filters out the food particles (detritus).