WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Portunus binoculus Holthuis, 1969) Holthuis, L.B. (1969). <i>Portunus binoculus</i>, n. sp., a new deep-water swimming crab from the Caribbean Region (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 19(2): 409-427. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
new combination reference
Mantelatto, F.L.; Robles, R.; Schubart, C.D.; Felder, D.L. (2009). Molecular phylogeny of the genus <em>Cronius</em> Stimpson, 1860, with reassignment of <em>C. tumidulus</em> and several American species of <em>Portunus</em> to the genus <em>Achelous</em> De Haan, 1833 (Brachyura: Portunidae). <em>In: Crustacean Issues 18: Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, Martin, J.W., Crandall, K.A. & Felder, D.L. (eds).</em> CRC Press, England, pp. 567–579., available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420092592-c29 [details]
From other sources
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]
Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
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English |
redspot swimming crab [from synonym] |
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