Polybius vernalis
| Polybius vernalis | |
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| Image of Liocarcinus vernalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Polybiidae |
| Genus: | Polybius |
| Species: | P. vernalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polybius vernalis | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Polybius vernalis, the grey swimming crab, is a small, shallow-water crab in the family Portunidae.[1] P. vernalis was believed to be a strictly Mediterranean species[2], but newer evidence implies its presence in the North Sea is not that recent.[3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 De Grave, Sammy (6 May 2024). "Polybius vernalis (Risso, 1827)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ↑ García-Raso, E.; d'Udekem d'Acoz, C.; Moukrim, A.; Schubart, C.D.; Cuesta, J.A. (2024). A new cryptic species of Polybiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunoidea) from the East Atlantic, with considerations on the genus Polybius. European Journal of Taxonomy. 930: 277-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2501
- ↑ McCarthy, Alison M.; McGrath, David; Allen, Brendan M. (2005). "The Grey Swimming Crab Liocarcinus vernalis (Risso, 1827) in Western Irish Coastal Waters (Decapoda: Brachyura, Portunidae)". The Irish Naturalists' Journal. 28 (1): 20–26. ISSN 0021-1311.
- ↑ D'Udekem D'Acoz, C.; Rappé, G. (1991). "Présence Et Abondance De Liocarcinus Vernalis (Risso, 1816) Dans La Baie Sud De La Mer Du Nord (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae)". Crustaceana. 61 (1): 95–99. doi:10.1163/156854091X00560. ISSN 0011-216X.
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