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| Episesarma | |
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| Episesarma versicolor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Sesarmidae |
| Genus: | Episesarma de Man, 1895 |
Episesarma is a genus of swimming crabs species in the family Sesarmidae.[1] The name "Episesarma" is derived from the Greek prefix "epi-" meaning "upon" or "on," indicating their habitat preference for areas such as mangrove roots or other surfaces within coastal ecosystems. "Episesarma" refers to crabs that are often found on or upon various surfaces in mangrove habitats.
Species
[edit]- Episesarma chentongense (Serène & Soh, 1967)
- Episesarma crebrestriatum (Tesch, 1917)
- Episesarma lafondii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
- Episesarma mederi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
- Episesarma palawanense (Rathbun, 1914)
- Episesarma singaporense (Tweedie, 1936)
- Episesarma versicolor (Tweedie, 1940)
Use in food
[edit]In Thailand, vinegar crab species such as Episesarma mederi, Episesarma versicolor, and Episesarma singaporense, as well as Sesarma eumolpe, are used as ingredients in som tam.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ WoRMS
- ↑ บรรจง เทียนส่งรัศมี Bančhong Thīansongratsamī (2009). ปูแสม ...กำลังวิกฤติ ร่วมคิดร่วมเลี้ยงปู ดูแลป่า แก้ปัญหา พัฒนาป่าชุมชน (Puu Saem) (in Thai). Bangkok: สํานักงานกองทุนสนับสนุนการวิจัย Samnakngān Kō̜ngthun Sanapsanun Kānwičhai. ISBN 9786117070013.
External links
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Media related to Episesarma at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Episesarma at Wikispecies
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