Geosesarma dennerle

Geosesarma dennerle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Sesarmidae
Genus: Geosesarma
Species: G. dennerle
Binomial name
Geosesarma dennerle
Ng, Schubart & Lukhaup, 2015[1]

Geosesarma dennerle is a species of small land-living crabs which is found on Java, Indonesia.[1]

It is popular in the aquarium trade,[1] where it is sometimes called "Geosesarma “Vampir” Vampirkrabbe" or "Geosesarma sp. “Blue” Blaue Vampirkrabbe".[1] Crabs called "Geosesarma bicolor Krakatau Vampirkrabbe" are probably also G. dennerle.[1] All species of Geosesarma crabs are often called "vampire crabs" in the aquarium trade.

The species is named after the aquarium supply company Dennerle, who supported one of the describing authors' (Christian Lukhaup) study in Java.[1]

The coloration of G. dennerle is very similar to G. bicolor. The describing paper mentions chelipeds, male abdominal and G1 structures as distinguishing features.[1]

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