Liocarcinus depurator

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Liocarcinus depurator
Adult L. depurator
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Liocarcinus
Species: L. depurator
Binomial name
Liocarcinus depurator
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms [1]

Portunus plicatus Risso, 1816

Liocarcinus depurator, sometimes called the harbour crab[2] or sandy swimming crab,[3] is a species of crab found in the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.[4] It grows up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in width and 40 mm (1.6 in) long,[5] and can be distinguished from other crabs, such as the shore crab Carcinus maenas, by the curved rows of white spots on its carapace.[2]

The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It has a synonym, Portunus plicatus, which was given by Antoine Risso in 1816.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 P. K. L. Ng, D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kåre Telnes. "Harbour crab Liocarcinus depurator". The Marine Fauna Gallery of Norway. 
  3. ↑ Andy Horton & Jane Lilley. "Crabs of the seashore of the British Isles". British Marine Life Study Society. 
  4. ↑ A. Suat Ateş. "Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) and Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827) (Decapoda, Brachyura): two new records for the Turkish Black Sea fauna". Turkish Journal of Zoology 23 (1999): 115–118. 
  5. ↑ J. M. Hill (2008). "Liocarcinus depurator. Harbour crab". Marine Life Information Network. 
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