Bathyal swimming crab
| Bathyal swimming crab | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Polybiidae |
| Genus: | Bathynectes |
| Species: | B longispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1879 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Geryon incertus Miers, 1886 | |
The bathyal swimming crab, Bathynectes longispina, is a species of crab in the Polybiidae family.[2][1]
This species lives on seamounts and knolls,[3] at depths as great as 600 metres (2,000 ft). It appears similar to other members of the portunid family, but has reduced swimming dactyls and long walking legs. As an adaptation to deep water, it has large eyes.[4]
References
- 1 2 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://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106920
- ↑ Peter Davie (2010). "Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ↑ Susan Thornton-DeVictor. "Transitions to the deep: adaptations in decapod crustaceans for life along the 31º30'N Atlantic transect". Estuary to the Abyss. Exploring Along the Latitude 31º30'N Transect. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
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