Overview
Comprehensive Description
Description
A distinctive crab with a variable colour pattern of reddish-yellow and light brown. The body is smooth and grows up to 35 mm long with three small, similar sized teeth between the eyes. It is host to the parasitic barnacle Sacculina carcini in some areas.
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Distribution
Azores, Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, Danish Exclusive Economic Zone, De Haan, Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone, East Coast of England, East Coast of Scotland, European waters (ERMS scope), FAO fishing area 34, FAO fishing area 47, Guinea Bissau Exclusive Economic Zone, Gulf of Gabès, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Mediterranean Sea, North East Atlantic, North Sea, Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [Atlantic part], Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part], United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Wadden Sea, Wenduine, West Coast of England, West Coast of Scotland, Westerschelde
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Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1
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Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=51
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Charles H.J.M. Fransen
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=42308
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ILVO macrofauna data: macrofauna monitoring on the Belgian Part of the North Sea since 1979
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=132965
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ILVO epifauna en demersale visdata: epifauna en demersale vismonitoring op het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee sinds 1979
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=132964
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Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/mollusca/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=61
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Hostens, K.; Mees, J.; Hummel, H. (2003). The mobile macro-invertebrate fauna of the Oosterschelde and the Westerschelde (SW Netherlands), in: Hostens, K. (2003). The demersal fish and macro-invertebrate assemblages of the Westerschelde and Oosterschelde estuaries (Southern Bight of the North Sea). pp. 87-103
http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1144
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Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1392
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2011). Species.ie version 1.0 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (version of 15 March 2010).
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149068
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Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Oeiras, 432 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149079
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Muñoz, Isabel; García-Isarch, Eva; Sobrino, Ignacio; Burgos, Candelaria; Funny, Rita; González-Porto, Marcos. (2012). Distribution, abundance and assemblages of decapod crustaceans in waters off Guinea-Bissau (north-west Africa). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 92 issue 3, p. 475-494.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=166087
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El Lakhrach, H., Hattour, A. 2010. Répartition des Crustacés Décapodes dans le Golfe de Gabès. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 39.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=164091
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 38 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 168
Temperature range (°C): 7.275 - 12.270
Nitrate (umol/L): 3.265 - 8.636
Salinity (PPS): 33.544 - 35.504
Oxygen (ml/l): 5.712 - 6.439
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.316 - 0.597
Silicate (umol/l): 2.147 - 5.019
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 168
Temperature range (°C): 7.275 - 12.270
Nitrate (umol/L): 3.265 - 8.636
Salinity (PPS): 33.544 - 35.504
Oxygen (ml/l): 5.712 - 6.439
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.316 - 0.597
Silicate (umol/l): 2.147 - 5.019
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 168
Temperature range (°C): 7.275 - 12.270
Nitrate (umol/L): 3.265 - 8.636
Salinity (PPS): 33.544 - 35.504
Oxygen (ml/l): 5.712 - 6.439
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.316 - 0.597
Silicate (umol/l): 2.147 - 5.019
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 168
Temperature range (°C): 7.275 - 12.270
Nitrate (umol/L): 3.265 - 8.636
Salinity (PPS): 33.544 - 35.504
Oxygen (ml/l): 5.712 - 6.439
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.316 - 0.597
Silicate (umol/l): 2.147 - 5.019
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Found on fine sands and gravel on the lower shore and sublittoral.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Liocarcinus marmoreus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
No available public DNA sequences.
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No available public DNA sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Liocarcinus marmoreus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Wikipedia
Liocarcinus marmoreus
Liocarcinus marmoreus, sometimes known as the marbled swimming crab, is a species of crab found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and North Sea.[3] It may be found on sand and gravel in the sublittoral and lower littoral zones,[4] down to a depth of 84 metres (276 ft),[5] from the Azores and the Alboran Sea (the westernmost section of the Mediterranean Sea) as far north as the Shetland Islands.[2] It reaches a carapace length of 35 millimetres (1.4 in),[5] and is distinguished from other similar species by the presence of three similarly-sized teeth on the edge of the carapace, between the eyes, and by the marbled colouration on the carapace.[3] L. marmoreus is sometimes parasitised by the barnacle Sacculina.[4]
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.
- ^ a b Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz (2003). "Polybius marmoreus (Leach, 1814)". Crustikon – Crustacean photographic website. Tromsø Museum – University of Tromsø. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ a b "Crabs of the Southern North Sea". Sea Fisheries Department. October 8, 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ a b E. Wilson (November 10, 2006). "Marbled swimming crab - Liocarcinus marmoreus". Marine Life Information Network for Britain & Ireland. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ a b M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo. "Liocarcinus marmoreus". Crustacea: Macrobenthos of the North Sea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
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