Liocarcinus marmoreus
| Liocarcinus marmoreus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Genus: | Liocarcinus |
| Species: | L. marmoreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Liocarcinus marmoreus (Leach, 1814) | |
| Synonyms [1][2] | |
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Liocarcinus marmoreus, sometimes known as the marbled swimming crab, is a species of crab found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and North Sea.[3] It may be found on sand and gravel in the sublittoral and lower littoral zones,[4] down to a depth of 84 metres (276 ft),[5] from the Azores and the Alboran Sea (the westernmost section of the Mediterranean Sea) as far north as the Shetland Islands.[2] It reaches a carapace length of 35 millimetres (1.4 in),[5] and is distinguished from other similar species by the presence of three similarly-sized teeth on the edge of the carapace, between the eyes, and by the marbled colouration on the carapace.[3] L. marmoreus is sometimes parasitised by the barnacle Sacculina.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz (2003). "Polybius marmoreus (Leach, 1814)". Crustikon – Crustacean photographic website. Tromsø Museum – University of Tromsø. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- 1 2 "Crabs of the Southern North Sea". Sea Fisheries Department. October 8, 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- 1 2 E. Wilson (November 10, 2006). "Marbled swimming crab - Liocarcinus marmoreus". Marine Life Information Network for Britain & Ireland. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- 1 2 M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo. "Liocarcinus marmoreus". Crustacea: Macrobenthos of the North Sea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
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