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micro crab
Vernacular name for the tiny freshwater crab Limnopilos naiyanetri Chuang and Ng 1991, a member of the family Hymenosomatidae, or false spider crabs. It's native to Nakhon Pathom province, southern central Thailand and its body achieves a maximum diameter of around 1 cm. Completely aquatic and apparently spends its entire life cycle in fresh water.
algae crab
Loose term used to describe any type of crab useful in an aquarium because it eats algae and/or diatoms. In marine aquaria this would include Sally Lightfoot, Emerald and various species of hermit crab. In freshwater the micro-crab Limnopilos naiyanetri fills the same role.