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Carcinus
Genus of crabs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the crab genus. For the Greek writer, see Carcinus (writer).
Carcinus (Greek: Καρκίνος Karkinos) is a genus of crabs, which includes Carcinus maenas, an important invasive species, and C. aestuarii, a species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
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Carcinus | |
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Carcinus maenas | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Carcinidae |
Subfamily: | Carcininae |
Genus: | Carcinus Leach, 1814 |
Species [1] | |
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847 |
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