Biology:Menippe nodifrons

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Short description: Species of crab

Menippe nodifrons
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Menippidae
Genus: Menippe
Species:
M. nodifrons
Binomial name
Menippe nodifrons
Stimpson, 1859 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Menippe nanus A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898
  • Menippe rudis A. Milne-Edwards, 1879

Menippe nodifrons, commonly known as the Cuban stone crab, is a species of crab found in warm tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. It is common in parts of Brazil,[3] and is found in the United States in east-central Florida[4] and off the coast of Louisiana.[5]

References

  1. "Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=98813. Retrieved November 25, 2011. 
  2. Peter Davie & Charles Fransen (2010). "Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241128. 
  3. A. M. Madambashi, R. A. Christofoletti & M. A. A. Pinheiro (2005). "Natural diet of the crab Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859 (Brachyura, Menippidae) in Paranapuã Beach, São Vicente (SP), Brazil" (PDF). Nauplius 13 (1): 77–82. http://crustacea.org.br/artigos/222_23_Madambashi_et_al_2005_NAUPLIUS_Vol_13%281%29_77-82.pdf. 
  4. T. M. Bert. "Speciation in western Atlantic stone crabs (genus Menippe): the role of geological processes and climatic events in the formation and distribution of species". Marine Biology 93 (2): 157–170. doi:10.1007/BF00508253. 
  5. D. B. Reeves (2017). "Stone Crab Menippe spp. Populations on Louisiana’s Nearshore Oil and Gas Platforms: Higher Density and Size at Maturity on a Sand Shoal". Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146 (3): 371-383. doi:10.1080/00028487.2017.1281164. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6499325 entry