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Name - Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)

Name Details

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:687022 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Animalia (Kingdom)
Arthropoda (Phylum)
Crustacea (Subphylum)
Malacostraca (Class)
Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
Eucarida (Superorder)
Decapoda (Order)
Reptantia (Suborder)
Brachyura (Infraorder)

References

Recent Publications

  • The larval and post-larval development of Pennant's swimming crab, Portumnus latipes (Pennant) (Brachyura, Portunidae), reared in the laboratory.
  • A morphometric analysis of regional variation in Carcinus Leach, 1814 (Brachyura: Portunidae: Carcininae) with particular reference to the status of the two species C. maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) and C. aestuarii Nardo, 1847.
  • Field identification of the European green crab species: Carcinus maenas and Carcinus aestuarii.

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