Deep-Sea taxon details
Polybius depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)
1750291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1750291)
accepted
Species
Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Polybius depurator (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1750291 on 2026-01-13
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Polybius depurator (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1750291 on 2026-01-13
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference García-Raso, E.; d'Udekem d'Acoz, C.; Moukrim, A.; Schubart, C.D.; Cuesta, J.A. (2024). A new cryptic species of Polybiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunoidea) from the East Atlantic, with considerations on the genus <i>Polybius</i>. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 930: 277-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2501 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference García-Raso, E.; d'Udekem d'Acoz, C.; Moukrim, A.; Schubart, C.D.; Cuesta, J.A. (2024). A new cryptic species of Polybiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunoidea) from the East Atlantic, with considerations on the genus <i>Polybius</i>. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 930: 277-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2501 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gërthia këmbëlopatë blu [from synonym] | [details] |
| Catalan | cranc de sopa [from synonym] | [details] |
| Danish | almindelig svømmekrabbe [from synonym] | [details] |
| Dutch | blauwpootzwemkrab [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | sandy swimming crab [from synonym]harbour swimming crab [from synonym]harbour crab [from synonym]blue-leg swimming-crab [from synonym]blue-leg swimcrab [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | etrille pattes blue [from synonym]étrille pattes bleues [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Ruderkrabbe [from synonym]Hafenkrabbe [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ψαλιδοκάβουρας [from synonym] | [details] |
BIOTIC (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (1088 barcodes) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Liocarcinus depurator) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (1088 nucleotides; 1074 proteins)
To GenBank (1088 nucleotides; 1074 proteins) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (46 records) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (1088 barcodes) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Liocarcinus depurator) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (1088 nucleotides; 1074 proteins)
To GenBank (1088 nucleotides; 1074 proteins) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (46 records) (from synonym Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758))
