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[Species of crab] {{Speciesbox | image = | genus = Ebalia | species = tuberosa
| authority = (Pennant, 1777) | synonyms_ref = [1] | synonyms =
- _Cancer tuberosa_ <small> Pennant, 1777 </small>
- _Ebalia Chavesi_ <small> Bouvier, 1922 </small>
- _Ebalia elegans_ <small> A Costa, 1840 </small>
- _Ebalia insignis_ <small> Lucas, 1846 </small>
- _Ebalia maderensis_ <small> Stimpson, 1858 </small>
- _Ebalia pennantii_ <small> Leach, 1817 </small>
}}
_EBALIA TUBEROSA_, sometimes called PENNANT'S NUT CRAB, is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.[2][3][4]
** Distribution
This species is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[5][6]
** Habitat
_Ebalia tuberosa_ lives in seawater at depths of [75].<ref name="auto"/>
** Behaviour
_Ebalia tuberosa_ eats small invertebrates, mainly annelids and other
crustaceans, as well as organic debris, plant material, and sediment. They
feed by probing the topmost layer of sediment with their chelae.[7]
** References
[Reflist]
[from=Q3002453]
Category:Crabs Category:Crabs of the Atlantic Ocean Category:Crustaceans
described in 1777 Category:Taxa named by Thomas Pennant
[Eubrachyura-stub]