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Libinia dubia
Species
Libinia dubia
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
Epialtidae (Kelp Crabs and Spider Crabs)
Genus
Libinia
(Spider Crabs)
Species
dubia
(Libinia dubia)
Explanation of Names
Libinia dubia
H. Milne Edwards 1834
Identification
6 spines in median dorsal row (9 in
L. emarginata
), fewer dorsal tubercles than
L. emarginata
(
1
)
Range
Coastal, Nantucket to Texas, also Cuba, Mexico
Internet References
OBIS
WoRMS
Works Cited
1.
Keys to Marine Invertebrates of the Woods Hole Region
Smith R.I. 1964. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Contributed by
Aaron Hunt
on 9 May, 2016 - 11:53am