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Achelia sawayai
Achelia sawayai Marcus, 1940
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Family:  Ammotheidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 115 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic and Indo Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Trunk circular in dorsal outline; lateral processes contiguous, without major tubercles. Ocular tubercle only as tall as wide; eyes large. Chelifore scapes I-segmented; chelae vestigial, globular. Palps 8-segmented; terminal 4 segments short, very setose. Ovigers 10-segmented, with weak strigilis bearing denticulate spines. Legs slender; first coxae with 2 and second coxae with 3 laterodistal tubercles. Cement gland tube at dorsodistal tip of femur. Propodus large, without major heel spines (Ref. 2115, p. 11).
Biology:  Coastal (Ref. 19) and outer continental shelf (Ref. 116112). Epibiotic (Ref. 116112). On corals (Ref. 2086).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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