Callinectes

Callinectes is a genus of crabs, containing 16 extant species, including the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus:[2]

• Callinectes affinis Fausto, 1980
• Callinectes amnicola (Rochebrune, 1883)
• Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
• Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859
• Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
• Callinectes danae Smith, 1869
• Callinectes diacanthus
• Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker, 1856)
• Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
• Callinectes marginatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)
• Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863
• Callinectes pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883)
• Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930
• Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
• Callinectes similis Williams, 1966
• Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863

Callinectes
Callinectes sapidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Portunidae
Genus:	Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 [1]

References

1. "Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
2. Peter Davie; Michael Türkay (2011). "Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 14, 2011.

Further reading

• Rafael Robles; Christoph D. Schubart; Jesús E. Conde; Carlos Carmona-Suárez; Fernando Alvarez; José L. Villalobos; Darryl L. Felder (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the American Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 (Brachyura: Portunidae), based on two partial mitochondrial genes". Marine Biology. 150 (6): 1265–1274. doi:10.1007/s00227-006-0437-7.