Charybdis feriata

Charybdis feriata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Charybdis
Species:
C. feriata
Binomial name
Charybdis feriata
Synonyms
  • Cancer cruciata Herbst, 1794
  • Cancer crucifer Fabricius, 1792
  • Cancer feriata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cancer sexdentatus Herbst, 1783
  • Charybdis cruciata (Herbst, 1794)
  • Charybdis sexdentata (Herbst, 1783)
  • Portunus crucifer Fabricius, 1798

Charybdis feriata, the crucifix crab, is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae. It is found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region.

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