Callinectes danae

Callinectes danae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Portunidae
Genus:	Callinectes
Species:	C. danae
Binomial name
	Callinectes danae; S. I. Smith, 1869

Species of crab

Callinectes danae is a species of swimming crab. The carapace is olive-brown and up to 5.8 cm (2.3 in) long; the walking legs are blue.^[2] The species is common in Brazil and the West Indies.^[2]

References

^ "Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
^ a b Eugene H. Kaplan (1999). A Field Guide to Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores: Cape Hatteras to the Gulf Coast, Florida, and the Caribbean (2nd ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-395-97516-9.

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[1] "Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

[Kaplan-2] Eugene H. Kaplan (1999). A Field Guide to Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores: Cape Hatteras to the Gulf Coast, Florida, and the Caribbean (2nd ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-395-97516-9.