25 June (Togo ) within release Crustaceans (2021) goes into circulation Mini Sheet Various Crabs face value 4*800 French African CFA franc
Mini Sheet Various Crabs in catalogues | |
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Colnect codes: | Col: TG 2021-141 |
Mini Sheet is square format.
Issue authorized by Togo's postal administration, but not sold in Togo, only marketed by Togo's philatelic agency.Also in the issue Crustaceans (2021):
Mini Sheet Various Crabs it reflects the thematic directions:
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax (brachyura means "short tail" in Greek). They live in all the world's oceans, in freshwater, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and have a single pair of pincers on each arm. They first appeared during the Jurassic Period.
Marine life, or sea life or ocean life, refers to the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the salt water of the sea or ocean, or the brackish water of coastal estuaries. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet. Marine organisms produce much of the oxygen we breathe. Shorelines are in part shaped and protected by marine life, and some marine organisms even help create new land. Altogether there are 230,000 documented marine species, including over 16,000 species of fish, and it has been estimated that nearly two million marine species are yet to be documented. Marine species range in size from the microscopic, including plankton and phytoplankton which can be as small as 0.02 micrometres, to huge cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which in the case of the blue whale reach up to 33 metres (109 feet) in length, being the largest known animal.