Liocarcinus depurator explained

Liocarcinus depurator, sometimes called the harbour crab or sandy swimming crab,[1] is a species of crab found in the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.[2] It grows up to in width and 40mm long,[3] and can be distinguished from other crabs, such as the shore crab Carcinus maenas, by the curved rows of white spots on its carapace.[4]

The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It has a synonym, Portunus plicatus, which was given by Antoine Risso in 1816.

The females in this species reach maturity within their first year of life. They reach their peak of reproduction during the winter time in the Mediterranean.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crabs of the seashore of the British Isles . Andy Horton & Jane Lilley . British Marine Life Study Society.
  2. Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) and Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827) (Decapoda, Brachyura): two new records for the Turkish Black Sea fauna . . 23 . 1999 . 115–118 . A. Suat Ateş . 2009-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216031430/http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-99-23-2/zoo-23-2-2-98020.pdf . 2012-02-16 . dead .
  3. Web site: J. M. Hill . 2008 . Liocarcinus depurator. Harbour crab . . 2009-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090505060214/http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Liocarcinusdepurator.htm . 2009-05-05 . dead .
  4. Web site: Harbour crab Liocarcinus depurator . The Marine Fauna Gallery of Norway . Kåre Telnes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071222144044/http://www.seawater.no/fauna/Leddyr/vanligsvomme.htm . 2007-12-22 .
  5. Pascula . Marta . Palero . Ferran . García-Merchán . Víctor . Macpherson . Enrique . Robainas-Barcia . Aymée . Francesc . Mestres . Tania . Roda . Pere . Abelló . Temporal and spatial genetic differentiation in the crab Liocarcinus depurator across the Atlantic-Mediterranean transition . Scientific Reports . July 19, 2016 . 6 . 10 . 10.1038/srep29892 . 27431989 . 4949458 . 2016NatSR...629892P . free .

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