Gabriel Paladino Ibáñez, Uruguay
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Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
The blue swimming crab is an omnivore. It also thrives in brackish water and fresh water. It is a highly invasive species.
The larvae of these swimming crabs are born in the ocean. They then move to shallow marine waters and estuaries, where they remain until the adult stage. They return to the ocean to reproduce.
Some crabs have probably reached Europe in ballast water from America. There are also reports of crabs from the Hamana Sea in Japan.
For some time now, the blue crab has been reproducing unchecked in the Mediterranean, making it almost impossible for cockle and mussel fishermen to make a living.
Synonymised names
Callinectes diacanthus (Latreille, 1825) · unaccepted (name suppressed)
Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupea dicantha (Latreille, 1825) · unaccepted > misspelling
Portunus diacantha Latreille, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Direct children (1)
Subspecies Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896 accepted as Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
The blue swimming crab is an omnivore. It also thrives in brackish water and fresh water. It is a highly invasive species.
The larvae of these swimming crabs are born in the ocean. They then move to shallow marine waters and estuaries, where they remain until the adult stage. They return to the ocean to reproduce.
Some crabs have probably reached Europe in ballast water from America. There are also reports of crabs from the Hamana Sea in Japan.
For some time now, the blue crab has been reproducing unchecked in the Mediterranean, making it almost impossible for cockle and mussel fishermen to make a living.
Synonymised names
Callinectes diacanthus (Latreille, 1825) · unaccepted (name suppressed)
Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupea dicantha (Latreille, 1825) · unaccepted > misspelling
Portunus diacantha Latreille, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Direct children (1)
Subspecies Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896 accepted as Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
