Biology:Cyrtocarcinus

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Short description: Genus of crabs


Cyrtocarcinus truncatus
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Cyrtocarcinus

Ng & D. G. B. Chia, 1994
Species:
C. truncatus
Binomial name
Cyrtocarcinus truncatus
(Rathbun, 1906)
Synonyms [1]
  • Harrovia truncata Rathbun, 1906
  • Glyptocarcinus truncatus (Rathbun, 1906)

Cyrtocarcinus truncatus is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae that lives in the waters around Hawaii.[2] It was described in 1906 by Mary J. Rathbun as Harrovia truncata, based on a single immature male specimen caught near Kauai.[3] Masatsune Takeda transferred the species to his new genus Glyptocarcinus in 1979, and Peter Ng and Diana Chia erected a new genus, Cyrtocarcinus, for this species alone, in 1994.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5201016 entry