Liocarcinus navigator
Encyclopedia
Liocarcinus navigator is a species of crab
in the Portunidae
family.
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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...
in the Portunidae
Portunidae
Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs.-Description:Portunid crabs are characterised by the flattening of the fifth pair of legs into broad paddles, which are used for swimming...
family.
Description
Liocarcinus navigator has a dark brown carapace approximately 3.5 cm wide, with lighter pereiopodsDecapod anatomy
The decapod crustacean, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn, is made up of nineteen body segments grouped into two main body parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen. Each segment may possess one pair of appendages, although in various groups these may be reduced or missing...
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Subspecies
- Liocarcinus navigator rondeletii (Risso, 1816)
- Liocarcinus navigator navigator (Herbst, 1794)
Further reading
- Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter 1999. Distribution, diversity and abundance of epibenthic fauna in the North Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 79: 385-399