Liocarcinus depurator
| Liocarcinus depurator | |
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| Adult L. depurator | |
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| L. depurator for sale at a market | |
| 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] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kåre Telnes. "Harbour crab Liocarcinus depurator". The Marine Fauna Gallery of Norway.
- ↑ Andy Horton & Jane Lilley. "Crabs of the seashore of the British Isles". British Marine Life Study Society.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ J. M. Hill (2008). "Liocarcinus depurator. Harbour crab". Marine Life Information Network.