Ecology

The floral egg crab is found on rocky shores or coral reefs. They hide in the cracks of the rocks and reefs and the lacy design on their carapace provides camouflage from predators. The Encyclopedia of Life shows environmental data gathered from 6 specimens below.

Depth range (m): 0 -11

Temperature range(°C): 26.692 - 26.803

Nitrate (umol/L):0.090 - 0.923

Salinity (PPS): 34.975- 35.037

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.666 -4.685

Phosphate (umol/l):0.122 - 0.131

Silicate (umol/l):0.983 - 1.005

(Hayashi, Hammock and　Hope, 2014)

Atergatis floridus inhabit areas under and in cracks of rocks of exposed or sheltered shores, dead coral crevices on mud flats, and on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region (Queensland Museum Network, 2014).