Ovalipes
Encyclopedia
Ovalipes is a genus
of crab
s in the family
Portunidae
, containing 11 extant 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 in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by 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...
, containing 11 extant species:
- Ovalipes australiensisOvalipes australiensisOvalipes australiensis is a species of crab found in southern Australia. Its range extends from Western Australia to Queensland, including Tasmania . It is fished commercially and recreationally, although it is not as important as the blue swimmer or mud crab.-Further reading:* Stephenson,...
Stephenson & Rees, 1968 - Ovalipes catharusOvalipes catharusOvalipes catharus is a species of crab of the family Portunidae. It is found around the coasts of New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, and in south-eastern parts of Australia. Individuals from shallow waters, deep, have a carapace width of only , while those from are wide....
(White, 1843) - Ovalipes elongatus Stephenson & Rees, 1968
- Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918
- Ovalipes georgei Stephenson & Rees, 1968
- Ovalipes iridescens (Miers, 1886)
- Ovalipes molleri (Ward, 1933)
- Ovalipes ocellatus (Herbst, 1799)
- Ovalipes punctatus (De Haan, 1833)
- Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976
- Ovalipes trimaculatus (De Haan, 1833)