Callinectes
| Callinectes | |
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| Callinectes sapidus | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Subfamily: | Portuninae |
| Genus: | Callinectes Stimpson,1860[1] |
Callinectesis a genus ofcrabs,containing 16 extant species, including the Atlantic blue crab,C. sapidus:[2]
Extant species
[edit]| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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| Callinectes affinisFausto, 1980 | Brazil | ||
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Callinectes amnicola(Rochebrune, 1883) | Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania to Angola. | |
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Callinectes arcuatusOrdway, 1863 | Pacific coast of Central America. | |
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Callinectes bellicosusStimpson, 1859 | Mexico | |
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Callinectes bocourtiA. Milne-Edwards, 1879 | Jamaica and Belize south to Brazil | |
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Callinectes danaeSmith, 1869 | Brazil and the West Indies. | |
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Callinectes exasperatus(Gerstaecker, 1856) | rugose swimming crab | western Atlantic Ocean. |
| Callinectes gladiatorBenedict, 1893 | Mauritania to Angola. | ||
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Callinectes marginatus(A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) | the Cape Verde Islands and Nouadhibou, Mauritania to Angola. | |
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Callinectes ornatusOrdway, 1863 | western Atlantic Ocean, as well the Caribbean coastlines. | |
| Callinectes pallidus(Rochebrune, 1883) | Mauritania to Angola. | ||
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Callinectes rathbunaeContreras, 1930 | warm coastal waters of Mexico. | |
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Callinectes sapidusRathbun, 1896 | Chesapeake blue crab | western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico |
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Callinectes similisWilliams, 1966 | lesser blue crab or dwarf crab | Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico from the United States to Colombia. |
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Callinectes toxotesOrdway, 1863 | Eastern Pacific |
References
[edit]- ^"CallinectesStimpson, 1860 ".Integrated Taxonomic Information System.RetrievedJune 14,2011.
- ^Peter Davie; Michael Türkay (2011)."CallinectesStimpson, 1860 ".World Register of Marine Species.RetrievedJune 14,2011.
External links
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Media related toCallinectesat Wikimedia Commons
Data related toCallinectesat Wikispecies
- Rafael Robles; Christoph D. Schubart; Jesús E. Conde; Carlos Carmona-Suárez; Fernando Alvarez; José L. Villalobos; Darryl L. Felder (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the AmericanCallinectesStimpson, 1860 (Brachyura: Portunidae), based on two partial mitochondrial genes ".Marine Biology.150(6): 1265–1274.doi:10.1007/s00227-006-0437-7.S2CID84807146.
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