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Preferred term

Brachyura  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An infraorder of chiefly marine, largely carnivorous CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA, including the genera Cancer, Uca, and Callinectes. Species in the genus Callinectes, family Portunidae, order DECAPODA, found in the Chesapeake Bay. Species in the genus Carcinus, family Portunidae, order BRACHYURA. Native of Europe, this voracious predator has invaded other continents affecting established habitats.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Crabs, Short-Tailed
  • Crabs, True
  • txid53313
  • txid6752
  • txid6759
  • txid6763

In other languages

  • French

  • Brachyoures
  • Crabes vrais
  • txid53313
  • txid6752
  • txid6759
  • txid6763
  • Vrais crabes

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S8DZ8ZDS-Q

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