Callinectes
Callinectes (Blue crabs) is a genus of crabs. Sixteen species are in this genus. These species include the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus:[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Callinectes |
- Callinectes affinis Fausto, 1980
- Callinectes amnicola (Rochebrune, 1883)
- Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
- Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859
- Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
- Callinectes danae Smith, 1869
- Callinectes diacanthus
- Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker, 1856)
- Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
- Callinectes marginatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)
- Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863
- Callinectes pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883)
- Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930
- Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
- Callinectes similis Williams, 1966
- Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863
Callinectes Media
Callinectes amnicola
Callinectes arcuatus, a blue swimming crab, photographed on Isla Espiritu Santo in the Gulf of California
Callinectes bellicosus. Estero La Cruz, Son., México.
Callinectes bocourti (male - dorsal)
Callinectes danae from the Patos Lagoon Estuary, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, photographed in April 2009. The crab has the right anterior limb regenerated after an amputation.
Blue crab claws, common local name in spanish: Jaiba, at La Restinga Lagoon, Margarita island, Venezuela.
Callinectes marginatus. Species of crustacean.
Callinectes ornatus (MNHN-IU-2014-8210)
Callinectes rathbunae. Progreso, Yucatán
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References
- ↑ Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 (TSN {{{ID}}}). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2011). "Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
Other websites
Media related to Callinectes at Wikimedia Commons
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