Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Brachyura
Sectio: Eubrachyura
Subsectio: Heterotremata
Superfamilia: Portunoidea
Familia: Portunidae
Genus: Callinectes
Species (23): C. affinis – †C. alabamensis – C. amnicola – C. arcuatus – C. bellicosus – C. bocourti – C. danae – †C. declivis – C. diacanthus – C. exasperatus – C. gladiator – †C. jamaicensis – C. marginatus – C. ornatus – C. pallidus – †C. paraensis – †C. quilonensis – C. rathbunae – †C. reticulatus – C. sapidus – C. similis – C. toxodes – C. toxotes
[source: WoRMS]
In synonymy (9): C. dubius – C. humphreyi – C. larvatus – C. latimanus – C. maracaiboensis – C. nitidus – C. ochoterenai – C. pleuriticus – C. tumidus
Name
Callinectes Stimpson, 1860
Primary references
Stimpson 1860: Ann. Lyceum nat. Hist., N. York, 7, 220.
References
Robles, R. et al. 2007: Molecular phylogeny of the American Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 (Brachyura: Portunidae), based on two partial mitochondrial genes. Marine biology, 150(6): 1265–1274. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0437-7
Vernacular names
English: Bocourt swimming crab
español: Jaiba
português: Siri
Türkçe: Mavi yengeç
中文: 美青蟹属
Callinectes is a genus of crabs, containing 16 extant species, including the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus:[2]
Extant species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callinectes affinis Fausto, 1980 | Brazil | ||
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Callinectes amnicola (Rochebrune, 1883) | Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania to Angola. | |
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Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863 | Pacific coast of Central America. | |
| Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859 | Mexico | ||
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Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 | Jamaica and Belize south to Brazil | |
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Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 | Brazil and the West Indies. | |
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Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker, 1856) | rugose swimming crab | western Atlantic Ocean. |
| Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | Mauritania to Angola. | ||
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Callinectes marginatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) | the Cape Verde Islands and Nouadhibou, Mauritania to Angola. | |
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Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | western Atlantic Ocean, as well the Caribbean coastlines. | |
| Callinectes pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883) | Mauritania to Angola. | ||
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Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930 | warm coastal waters of Mexico. | |
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Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | Chesapeake blue crab | western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico |
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Callinectes similis Williams, 1966 | lesser blue crab or dwarf crab | Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico from the United States to Colombia. |
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Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863 | Eastern Pacific |
References
"Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
Peter Davie; Michael Türkay (2011). "Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
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