Christmas Island red crab
E182794
The Christmas Island red crab is a land-dwelling crab species famous for its spectacular mass migrations from the forest to the coast on Australia’s Christmas Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christmas Island red crab canonical | 3 |
| Christmas Island crab migration | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1615847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Christmas Island red crab Context triple: [Christmas Island, hasEndemicSpecies, Christmas Island red crab]
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Ise-ebi spiny lobster
The Ise-ebi spiny lobster is a prized Japanese spiny lobster species renowned for its sweet, delicate flesh and frequent use in high-end traditional cuisine, especially in coastal regions like Mie Prefecture.
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Cabbage Tree Island
Cabbage Tree Island is a protected nature reserve off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, known as an important seabird habitat, particularly for the threatened Gould’s petrel.
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Yamba
Yamba is a coastal town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its beaches, fishing, and laid-back holiday atmosphere.
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D.
Ika
Ika is a Sanskrit-derived word meaning “one” or “unity,” used in the Indonesian national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” to express the idea of oneness amid diversity.
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E.
Phillip Island
Phillip Island is a popular coastal destination in southeastern Australia known for its wildlife, especially the nightly penguin parade, surf beaches, and motor racing circuit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Christmas Island red crab Target entity description: The Christmas Island red crab is a land-dwelling crab species famous for its spectacular mass migrations from the forest to the coast on Australia’s Christmas Island.
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A.
Ise-ebi spiny lobster
The Ise-ebi spiny lobster is a prized Japanese spiny lobster species renowned for its sweet, delicate flesh and frequent use in high-end traditional cuisine, especially in coastal regions like Mie Prefecture.
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B.
Cabbage Tree Island
Cabbage Tree Island is a protected nature reserve off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, known as an important seabird habitat, particularly for the threatened Gould’s petrel.
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C.
Yamba
Yamba is a coastal town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its beaches, fishing, and laid-back holiday atmosphere.
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D.
Ika
Ika is a Sanskrit-derived word meaning “one” or “unity,” used in the Indonesian national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” to express the idea of oneness amid diversity.
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E.
Phillip Island
Phillip Island is a popular coastal destination in southeastern Australia known for its wildlife, especially the nightly penguin parade, surf beaches, and motor racing circuit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crab
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land crab ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
diurnal in wet season
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shelters in burrows during dry season ⓘ |
| averageCarapaceWidth | about 11.5 cm ⓘ |
| belongsToBiome | tropical island ecosystem ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | early wet season ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca ⓘ |
| color | bright red ⓘ |
| commonName |
Christmas Island red crab
self-link
ⓘ
red crab ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | impacts of invasive species ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| describedBy | Mary J. Rathbun ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| diet |
dead animals
ⓘ
flowers ⓘ fruits ⓘ leaf litter ⓘ seedlings ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
detritivore
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herbivore ⓘ |
| eggLayingEnvironment | ocean ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Christmas Island ⓘ |
| family |
Malacostraca
ⓘ
surface form:
Gecarcinidae
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| famousFor | spectacular annual migration ⓘ |
| genus | Gecarcoidea ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal areas
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tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
robust carapace
ⓘ
strong claws ⓘ |
| importantFor |
forest floor leaf litter turnover
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seedling recruitment patterns ⓘ |
| juvenileHabitat | forest floor ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage | marine planktonic larvae ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| limbCount | 10 ⓘ |
| locomotion | walking ⓘ |
| maximumCarapaceWidth | about 12 cm ⓘ |
| migrationDirection | forest to coast ⓘ |
| migrationPurpose | breeding ⓘ |
| migrationType | mass migration ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Christmas Island
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproductionSite | coastline ⓘ |
| requires | moist environment ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Gecarcoidea
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surface form:
Gecarcoidea natalis
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| sensitiveTo | desiccation ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| subphylum | Crustacea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
habitat modification
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yellow crazy ant ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Christmas Island red crab
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Christmas Island crab migration
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Subject: Christmas Island red crab Description of subject: The Christmas Island red crab is a land-dwelling crab species famous for its spectacular mass migrations from the forest to the coast on Australia’s Christmas Island.
Referenced by (4)
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