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Species Menippe mercenaria

Stone Crab- Menippe mercenaria - Menippe mercenaria - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)

Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)

Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))

Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)

Infraorder Brachyura (True Crabs)

Family Xanthidae (Mud Crabs)

Genus Menippe

Species mercenaria (Menippe mercenaria)

Explanation of Names

Menippe mercenaria (Say, 1818)

Identification

See(1)

Internet References

WoRMS

Works Cited

1.	An illustrated guide to the marine decapod crustaceans of Florida. Pt. 1 & 2 Abele L.G., Kim W. 1986. Dept. of Environmental Regulation. 760 pp.

Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 26 August, 2015 - 11:02am
Last updated 18 February, 2016 - 5:37pm

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