Common Names
Common Names in English:
Xantus Swimming Crab
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- arthropods
- Class:
Malacostraca
()
- Order:
Decapoda
()
- Decapods
- Family:
Portunoidea
()
- Genus:
Portunus
()
- Specific name:
xantusii
- (Stimpson, 1860)
- Scientific name: - Portunus xantusii (Stimpson, 1860)
- Specific name:
xantusii
- (Stimpson, 1860)
- Genus:
Portunus
(
- Family:
Portunoidea
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Class:
Malacostraca
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 02-Feb-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Portunus
There are approximately 83 species in this genus:
P. acerbiterminalis · P. acuminatus · P. anceps (Delicate Swimming Crab) · P. arabicus · P. arcuatus · P. argentatus · P. asper · P. binoculus (Redspot Swimming Crab) · P. brockii · P. convexus · P. corrugatus · P. depressifrons (Flatface Swimming Crab) · P. depurator · P. emarginatus · P. euglyphus · P. floridanus · P. gibbesii (Iridescent Swimming Crab) · P. gladiato · P. gladiator · P. gracilimanus · P. granulatus · P. guinotae · P. haanii · P. hastatoides · P. hastatus · P. holsatus · P. integrifrons · P. iranjae · P. iridescens · P. latipes · P. levigatus · P. longipes · P. longispinosus · P. lucifer · P. macrophthalmus · P. marmoreus · P. minutus · P. monspeliensis · P. oahuensis · P. oblongus · P. oligocenicus · P. orbicularis · P. orbitosinus · P. ordwayi (Redhair Swimming Crab) · P. panamensis · P. pelagicus (Blue Swimming Crab) · P. petreus · P. plicatus · P. puber · P. pubescens (Hairy Swimming Crab) · P. pulchricristatus · P. pusillus · P. rubromarginatus · P. rugosus · P. sanguinolentus (Three Spot Swimming Crab) · P. sanguinolentus sanguinolentus · P. sanquinolentus · P. sayi (Sargassum Swimming Crab) · P. sebae (Ocellate Swimming Crab) · P. spinicarpus (Longspine Swimming Crab) · P. spinicarynes · P. spinimanus (Blotched Swimming Crab) · P. spinipes · P. stephensoni · P. suborbicularis · P. tenuicaudatus · P. tenuipes · P. trilobatus · P. trituberculatus · P. tuberculatus · P. tuberculosus (Blood-Spot Swimming Crab) · P. variegatus · P. ventralis · P. vigil · P. vossi · P. whitei · P. xanthusii · P. xanthusii affinis · P. xantusi · P. xantusii (Xantus Swimming Crab) · P. xantusii affinis · P. xantusii xantusii · P. yaucoensis
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 3, 2006.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 22, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2707729
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-98730
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 416122
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 98730
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 523646
