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Callinectes similis Williams, 1966

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Williams, A. B. (1966). The Western Atlantic swimming crabs Calinectes ornatus, C. danae and a new, related species (Decapoda, Portunidae). Tulane Studies in Zoology, 13(3): 83–93. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=359205

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Malacostraca
order
Decapoda
family
Portunidae
genus
Callinectes
species
Callinectes similis

Name

Homonyms
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966
Common names
Crab ciarlatan in French
Crab ciarlatan in French
Jaiba azul menor in Spanish
Jaiba azul menor in Spanish
Jaiba pequeña azul in Spanish
lesser blue crab in English
lesser blue crab in English
lesser blue crab in English
lesser blue crab in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Felder, D.L., Álvarez, F.,; Goy, J.W.; Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas).
  2. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  3. McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, et al., 2005: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545.
  4. Nizinski, Martha S., 2003: Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 116, no. 1. 96-157.
  5. Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.
  6. Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em>
  7. Williams, A.B. (1966). The Western Atlantic swimming crabs <i>Calinectes ornatus</i>, <i>C. danae</i> and a new, related species (Decapoda, Portunidae). <em>Tulane Studies in Zoology.</em> 13(3): 83-93.
  8. Williams, Austin B., 1966: The Western Atlantic swimming crabs Callinectes ornatus, C. danae and a new, related species (Decapoda, Portunidae). Tulane Studies in Zoology, vol. 13, no. 3. 83-93.
  9. Williams, Austin B., Lawrence G. Abele, D. L. Felder, H. H. Hobbs, Jr., R. B. Manning, et al., 1989: Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Decapod Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17. 77.
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