Scylla (crab)

Scylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Scylla
De Haan, 1833

Scylla is a genus of swimming crabs, comprising four species,[1] of which S. serrata is the most widespread. They are found across the Indo-West Pacific.[2] The four species are:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf. 
  2. ^ L. Le Vay (2001). "Ecology and management of mud crab Scylla spp.". Asian Fisheries Science 14: 101–111. http://www.asianfisheriessociety.org/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=17&lid=456. 
External identifiers for Scylla
EOL 103490
ITIS 660316
NCBI 6760
WoRMS 205756
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