Biology:Charybdis lucifera
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Short description: Species of crab
Charybdis lucifera | |
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Charybdis lucifera from Sarawak | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Portunidae |
Genus: | Charybdis |
Subgenus: | Charybdis |
Species: | C. lucifera
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Binomial name | |
Charybdis lucifera (Fabricius, 1798)
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Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera, the yellowish-brown crab, is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae.[1]
The type locality of this species is Indian Ocean, probably Tranquebar. It occurs naturally in the waters around Bangladesh, Malaysia[2] India , Singapore,[3] Pakistan , Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia , Italy (Invasive species), Egypt (Invasive species), Mediterranean Sea (Invasive species).[2]
References
- ↑ Liu J.Y. (2008). "Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifer (Fabricius, 1798)". World Register of Marine Species. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208832. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hamli, Hadi; Al-Asif, Abdulla-; Ismail, Johan; Gerusu, Geoffery James; Nerurkar, Sayali (28 March 2021). "First record of Yellowish-brown crab Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera (Fabricius, 1798) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) from Malaysian waters after 127 years, with morphological and ecological notes". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 119 (2): 1-5. doi:10.17087/jbnhs/2022/v119/159849.
- ↑ Yeo, Abel Meng Wei; Kwan, Ivan Wei Ming (31 October 2022). "First Singapore record of the swimming crab, Charybdis lucifera". Nature in Singapore 15 (1): e2022017. doi:10.26107/NIS-2022-0107.
Wikidata ☰ Q1058200 entry