Callinectes rathbunae
| Callinectes rathbunae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Genus: | Callinectes |
| Species: | C. rathbunae |
| Binomial name | |
| Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930 | |
Callinectes rathbunae is a species of swimming crab. It occurs in warm coastal waters of Mexico. The species is not used as food, but is kept in laboratories for research. Young crabs can range from 17–64 millimetres (0.67–2.52 in) in size.[1] The specific epithet rathbunae commemorates Mary J. Rathbun.[2]
References
- ↑ Sergio Cházaro-Olvera, Horacio Vázquez-López & Angel Morán-Silva (2007). "Rearing of juvenile dark crabs, Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930, under laboratory conditions". Crustaceana 80 (2): 161–170. doi:10.1163/156854007780121456.
- ↑ Hans G. Hansson. "Dr. Mary Jane Rathbun". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
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