Scylla (crustacean)
Scylla is a genus of swimming crabs, comprising four species,[1] of which S. serrata is the most widespread. They are found across the Indo-West Pacific.[2] The four species are:[1]
- Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1796)
- Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949
- Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775)
- Scylla tranquebarica (Fabricius, 1798)
| Scylla | |
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| Scylla serrata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Subfamily: | Portuninae |
| Genus: | Scylla De Haan, 1833 |
References
- Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
- L. Le Vay (2001). "Ecology and management of mud crab Scylla spp". Asian Fisheries Science. 14: 101–111. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25.
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