|
Carcinidae
Carcinidae is a family of crabs belonging to the order Decapoda. It has four subfamilies, including Pirimelinae which was previously treated as a family. Taxonomy The family as currently circumsribed includes four subfamilies and eight genera, six with living members and two known only through fossils: * '' Ramacarcinus'' * Subfamily Carcininae ** ''Carcinus'' ** '' Miopipus'' * Subfamily Parathranitiinae ** ''Parathranites ''Parathranites'' is a genus of crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirel ...'' * Subfamily Pirimelinae ** '' Pirimela'' ** '' Sirpus'' * Subfamily Platyonichinae ** '' Portumnus'' ** '' Xaiva'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2230025 Decapods Decapod families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirimelinae
Pirimelinae is a subfamily of crabs belonging to the family Carcinidae in the order Decapoda The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp and prawns. Most decapods are scavengers. The order is esti .... It previously was treated as a family. Genera Extant genera: * '' Pirimela'' Leach, 1816 * '' Sirpus'' Gordon, 1953 Extinct genera: * '' Parapirimela'' Van Straelen, 1937 * '' Pliopirimela'' Van Bakel, Jagt, Fraaije & Willie, 2003 * '' Trachypirimela'' Müller, 1974 References Decapods Decapod families {{Crab-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carcinus Maenas
''Carcinus maenas'' is a common littoral crab. It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name european green crab. ''C. maenas'' is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 "world's worst alien invasive species". It is native to the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, but has colonised similar habitats in Australia, South Africa, South America and both Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America. It grows to a carapace width of , and feeds on a variety of mollusks, worms, and small crustaceans, potentially affecting a number of fisheries. Its successful dispersal has occurred by a variety of mechanisms, such as on ships' hulls, sea planes, packing materials, and bivalves moved for aquaculture. Description ''C. maenas'' has a carapace up to long and wide, but can be larger outside its native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirimela
''Pirimela'' is a genus of crab containing a single species, ''Pirimela denticulata''. Description ''Pirimela denticulata'' is a "small, pretty crab", up to long and across the carapace. Its colouring is mostly green, with mottling of brown, purple or red. The front edge of the carapace has three teeth between the eyes, two teeth around the orbits of the eyes and five teeth along either side. Distribution and ecology ''Pirimela denticulata'' is found from the British Isles to Mauritania, the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands, and the Azores. It lives in burrows in sandy sediments, or on underwater vegetation, at depths of up to . Taxonomy ''Pirimela denticulata'' was first described by George Montagu in 1808, under the name ''Cancer denticulata''. It was later transferred by William Elford Leach to his new genus ''Pirimela'', which contains only ''P. denticulata''. A second species of ''Pirimela'', ''P. princeps'', is now considered to be synonym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parathranites
''Parathranites'' is a genus of crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...s. It contains the following species: *'' Parathranites granosus'' Crosnier, 2002 *'' Parathranites hexagonus'' Rathbun, 1906 *'' Parathranites intermedius'' Crosnier, 2002 *'' Parathranites orientalis'' (Miers, 1886) *'' Parathranites parahexagonus'' Crosnier, 2002 *'' Parathranites ponens'' Crosnier, 2002 *'' Parathranites tuberogranosus'' Crosnier, 2002 *'' Parathranites tuberosus'' Crosnier, 2002 References Portunoidea Taxa named by Edward J. Miers {{Crab-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirimela Denticulata
''Pirimela'' is a genus of crab containing a single species, ''Pirimela denticulata''. Description ''Pirimela denticulata'' is a "small, pretty crab", up to long and across the carapace. Its colouring is mostly green, with mottling of brown, purple or red. The front edge of the carapace has three teeth between the eyes, two teeth around the orbits of the eyes and five teeth along either side. Distribution and ecology ''Pirimela denticulata'' is found from the British Isles to Mauritania, the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands, and the Azores. It lives in burrows in sandy sediments, or on underwater vegetation, at depths of up to . Taxonomy ''Pirimela denticulata'' was first described by George Montagu in 1808, under the name ''Cancer denticulata''. It was later transferred by William Elford Leach to his new genus ''Pirimela'', which contains only ''P. denticulata''. A second species of ''Pirimela'', ''P. princeps'', is now considered to be synonym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carcinus
''Carcinus'' ( '' Karkinos'') is a genus of crabs, which includes ''Carcinus maenas'', an important invasive species, and '' C. aestuarii'', a species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. ''Carcinus maenas'' ''C. maenas'' is among the 100 "world's worst alien invasive species". It is native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, but has colonised similar habitats in Australia, South Africa, South America, and both Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America. It grows to a carapace width of , and feeds on a variety of molluscs, worms, and small crustaceans, potentially impacting a number of fisheries. Its successful dispersion has occurred via a variety of mechanisms, such as on ships' hulls, packing materials, bivalves moved for aquaculture, and rafting. ''C. maenas'' is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to simply as the shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name green crab or European green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
