Liocarcinus navigator
| Liocarcinus navigator | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Genus: | Liocarcinus |
| Species: | L. navigator |
| Binomial name | |
| Liocarcinus navigator (Herbst, 1794) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Liocarcinus navigator is a species of crab in the family Portunidae.[2]
Distribution
This species is found chiefly around the British Isles; its range covers the north-east Atlantic Ocean, including the North Sea as far north as Trøndelag in Norway, and as far south as Mauritania, and it also occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4]
Description
Liocarcinus navigator has a dark brown carapace approximately 33 millimetres (1.3 in) wide,[3] with lighter pereiopods.[5] The frontal margin of the carapace, between the eyes, has a fringe of hair but no spines.[3][5]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Liocarcinus navigator rondeletii (Risso, 1816)
- Liocarcinus navigator navigator (Herbst, 1794)
Further reading
- Simon Jennings, John Lancaster, Andrew Woolmer & John Cotter (1999). "Distribution, diversity and abundance of epibenthic fauna in the North Sea". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79 (3): 385–399. doi:10.1017/s0025315498000502.
References
- 1 2 Peter Davie, Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2012). "Liocarcinus navigator (Herbst, 1794)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ↑ 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 3 Kåre Telnes (February 13, 2012). "Arch-fronted swimming crab – Liocarcinus navigator". The Marine Flora & Fauna of Norway. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ↑ Sven Gehrmann (2008). "Schwimmkrabbe, Polybius navigator (Herbst, 1794)". Die Fauna der Nordsee – Niedere Tiere I: Krebstiere, Asselspinnen, Ringelwürmer, Stachelhäuter, Manteltiere & Schwämme [The fauna of the North Sea – lower animals I: crustaceans, sea-spiders, annelids, echinoderms, molluscs and sponges] (in German) 1. Books on Demand. p. 80. ISBN 9783981255300.
- 1 2 Mario de Kluijver & Sarita Ingalsuo. "Liocarcinus arcuatus". Macrobenthos of the North Sea – Crustacea. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
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