| Description | Portunus armatus (formerly Portunus pelagicus), also known as the flower crab, blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab or sand crab, rajungan in Indonesian, and alimasag in Tagalog, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan, is a large crab found in the intertidal estuaries around most of Australia and east to New Caledonia.
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Portunus : Portunus pelagicus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Portunus : Portunus pelagicus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Portunus |
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| Scientific Name | Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Portunus pelagicus | species | belongs to Portunus | stated without evidence | Schweitzer et al., 2006 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Malacostraca) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Decapoda) |
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| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. E. Schweitzer, M. Iturralde-Vinent, and J. L. Hetler, J. Velez-Juarbe. 2006. Oligocene and Miocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from the Caribbean. Annals of Carnegie Museum 75(2):111-136 |
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| Common Name(s) | Blaue Schwimmkrabbe, Blaukrabbe, Große Pazifische Schwimmkrabbe, Blue Swimming Crab, Pelagic Swimming Crab, Sand Crab, タイワンガザミ, 遠海梭子蟹;蠘仔;花市仔, Πελαγοκάβουρας, Blue Swimmer Crab |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portunus_pelagicus |
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| Schweitzer C. E., Iturralde-Vinent M., et al (2006) Oligocene and Miocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from the Caribbean, Annals of Carnegie Museum 75 2, 111-136 |
| Spiridonov, V. A.; Neretina, T. V.; Schepetov, D. (2014) Morphological characterization and molecular phylogeny of Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea Brachyura): Implications for understanding evolution of swimming capacity and revision of the family-level classification: Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology. 253(5): 404-429 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Spiridonov, V. A.; Neretina, T. V.; Schepetov, D. (2014). Morphological characterization and molecular phylogeny of Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea Brachyura): Implications for understanding evolution of swimming capacity and revision of the family-level classification. Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology. 253(5): 404-429. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science. 6 (2): 63-118. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Aquatic Invasions. 2(4): 281-312. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Fourmanoir, P. (1954). Crabes de la cote ouest de Madagascar. Le Naturaliste Malgache VI, Fasc. 1/2. 16 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Webber, W.R.; Fenwick, G.D.; Bradford-Grieve, J.M.; Eagar S.G.; Buckeridge, J.S.; Poore, G.C.B.; Dawson, E.W.; Watling, L.; Jones, J.B.; Wells, J.B.J.; Bruce, N.L.; Ahyong, S.T.; Larsen, K.; Chapman, M.A.; Olesen, J.; Ho, J.; Green, J.D.; Shiel, R.J.; Rocha, C.E.F.; Lörz, A.; Bird, G.J.; Charleston, W.A. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 98-232. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Marchini, A.; Cantone, G.; Castelli, A.; Chimenz, C.; Cormaci, M.; Froglia, C.; Furnari, G.; Gambi, M. C.; Giaccone, G.; Giangrande, A.; Gravili, C.; Mastrototaro, F.; Mazziotti, C.; Orsi-Relini, L.; Piraino, S. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. Biological Invasions. 13(1): 215-237. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science. 6 (2): 63-118. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Aquatic Invasions. 2(4): 281-312. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Fourmanoir, P. (1954). Crabes de la cote ouest de Madagascar. Le Naturaliste Malgache VI, Fasc. 1/2. 16 pp. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Webber, W.R.; Fenwick, G.D.; Bradford-Grieve, J.M.; Eagar S.G.; Buckeridge, J.S.; Poore, G.C.B.; Dawson, E.W.; Watling, L.; Jones, J.B.; Wells, J.B.J.; Bruce, N.L.; Ahyong, S.T.; Larsen, K.; Chapman, M.A.; Olesen, J.; Ho, J.; Green, J.D.; Shiel, R.J.; Rocha, C.E.F.; Lörz, A.; Bird, G.J.; Charleston, W.A. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 98-232. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Marchini, A.; Cantone, G.; Castelli, A.; Chimenz, C.; Cormaci, M.; Froglia, C.; Furnari, G.; Gambi, M. C.; Giaccone, G.; Giangrande, A.; Gravili, C.; Mastrototaro, F.; Mazziotti, C.; Orsi-Relini, L.; Piraino, S. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. Biological Invasions. 13(1): 215-237. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
Portunus pelagicus
