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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Arthropoda (phylum) » Malacostraca (class) » Decapoda (order) » Portunidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 28 911903 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Portunus pelagicus sensu lato |
Rank: | Genus |
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Taxon Notes: | This code is provided for use for all Blue Swimmer Crabs previously included within Portunus pelagicus, which has now been revised to include several different species, see Lai, Ng & Davie (2010). This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. |
Scientific Name verified against: | Lai, J.C.Y., Ng, P.K.L., Davie, P.J.F., 2010. A revision of the Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae), with the recognition of four species., The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Vol. 58(2): 199-237. |