Liocarcinus navigator is a species of crab in the family Portunidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Polybiidae |
| Genus: | Liocarcinus |
| Species: | L. navigator
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| Binomial name | |
| Liocarcinus navigator (Herbst, 1794)
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Distribution
editThis species is found chiefly around the British Isles; its range covers the north-east Atlantic Ocean, including the North Sea as far north as Trøndelag in Norway, and as far south as Mauritania, and it also occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4]
Description
editLiocarcinus navigator has a dark brown carapace up to approximately 33 millimetres (1.3 in) wide,[3] with lighter pereiopods.[5] The frontal margin of the carapace, between the eyes, has a fringe of hair but no spines.[3][5]
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Liocarcinus navigator rondeletii (Risso, 1816)
- Liocarcinus navigator navigator (Herbst, 1794)
References
edit- ^ a b Peter Davie; Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2012). "Liocarcinus navigator (Herbst, 1794)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
- ^ a b c Kåre Telnes (February 13, 2012). "Arch-fronted swimming crab – Liocarcinus navigator". The Marine Flora & Fauna of Norway. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Sven Gehrmann (2008). "Schwimmkrabbe, Polybius navigator (Herbst, 1794)". Die Fauna der Nordsee – Niedere Tiere I: Krebstiere, Asselspinnen, Ringelwürmer, Stachelhäuter, Manteltiere & Schwämme [The fauna of the North Sea – lower animals I: crustaceans, sea-spiders, annelids, echinoderms, molluscs and sponges] (in German). Vol. 1. Books on Demand. p. 80. ISBN 9783981255300.
- ^ a b Mario de Kluijver & Sarita Ingalsuo. "Liocarcinus arcuatus". Macrobenthos of the North Sea – Crustacea. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
Further reading
edit- Simon Jennings; John Lancaster; Andrew Woolmer; John Cotter (1999). "Distribution, diversity and abundance of epibenthic fauna in the North Sea". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 79 (3): 385–399. doi:10.1017/s0025315498000502.