genus of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Callinectes (Blue crabs) is a genus of crabs. Sixteen species are in this genus. These species include the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus:[2]
Callinectes | |
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Callinectes sapidus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Portunidae |
Subfamily: | Portuninae |
Genus: | Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 [1] |
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