Liocarcinus
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Liocarcinus is a genus
of crab
s, which includes the flying crab
, the vernal crab
and several other swimming crabs. It includes 12 species :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s, which includes the flying crab
Liocarcinus holsatus
Liocarcinus holsatus is a species of swimming crab found chiefly in the North Sea, Irish Sea and English Channel. It has a carapace up to wide, which is brownish-grey with a green tinge. It is very similar in appearance to the harbour crab Liocarcinus depurator.The diet of P...
, the vernal crab
Liocarcinus vernalis
Liocarcinus vernalis, the grey swimming crab, is a small, shallow-water crab in the family Portunidae. L. vernalis was thought for a long time to be a predominantly Mediterranean species, but its known range was extended by a series of observations in the 1980s and 1990s. It ranges from West Africa...
and several other swimming crabs. It includes 12 species :
- Liocarcinus bolivari (Zariquiey Alvarez, 1948)
- Liocarcinus corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) — wrinkled swimming crab
- Liocarcinus depuratorLiocarcinus depuratorLiocarcinus depurator, sometimes called the harbour crab or sandy swimming crab, is a species of crab found in the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. It grows up to in width and long, and it can be distinguished from other crabs, such as the shore crab Carcinus maenas by...
(Linnaeus, 1758) — blue-leg swimming crab, harbour crab, sandy swimming crab - Liocarcinus holsatusLiocarcinus holsatusLiocarcinus holsatus is a species of swimming crab found chiefly in the North Sea, Irish Sea and English Channel. It has a carapace up to wide, which is brownish-grey with a green tinge. It is very similar in appearance to the harbour crab Liocarcinus depurator.The diet of P...
(Fabricius, 1798) — flying crab - Liocarcinus maculatus (Risso, 1827)
- Liocarcinus marmoreusLiocarcinus marmoreusLiocarcinus marmoreus, sometimes known as the marbled swimming crab, is a species of crab found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and North Sea. It may be found on sand and gravel in the sublittoral and lower littoral zones, down to a depth of , from the Azores and the Alboran Sea as far north as the...
(Leach, 1814) — marbled swimming crab - Liocarcinus navigatorLiocarcinus navigatorLiocarcinus navigator is a species of crab in the Portunidae family.-Description:Liocarcinus navigator has a dark brown carapace approximately 3.5 cm wide, with lighter pereiopods.-Subspecies:*Liocarcinus navigator rondeletii...
(Herbst, 1794) - Liocarcinus pusillusLiocarcinus pusillusLiocarcinus pusillus, common name dwarf swimming crab, is a species of crab in the Portunidae family.-Description:Liocarcinus pusillus is a small, colourful species with a broad, suboval carapace having a maximum width of . However, most specimens are usually less than . This species occurs in a...
(Leach, 1815) — dwarf swimming crab - Liocarcinus rondeletii (Risso, 1816)
- Liocarcinus subcorrugatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)
- Liocarcinus vernalisLiocarcinus vernalisLiocarcinus vernalis, the grey swimming crab, is a small, shallow-water crab in the family Portunidae. L. vernalis was thought for a long time to be a predominantly Mediterranean species, but its known range was extended by a series of observations in the 1980s and 1990s. It ranges from West Africa...
(Risso, 1816) — vernal crab - Liocarcinus zariquieyi Gordon, 1968