Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 2427 specimens in 15 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 604 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): -4 - 390
Temperature range (°C): 5.459 - 27.858
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.255 - 30.025
Salinity (PPS): 32.507 - 36.335
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.714 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.071 - 1.647
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 16.914
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): -4 - 390
Temperature range (°C): 5.459 - 27.858
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.255 - 30.025
Salinity (PPS): 32.507 - 36.335
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.714 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.071 - 1.647
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 16.914
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 604 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): -4 - 390
Temperature range (°C): 5.459 - 27.858
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.255 - 30.025
Salinity (PPS): 32.507 - 36.335
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.714 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.071 - 1.647
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 16.914
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): -4 - 390
Temperature range (°C): 5.459 - 27.858
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.255 - 30.025
Salinity (PPS): 32.507 - 36.335
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.714 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.071 - 1.647
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 16.914
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Associations
Known predators
Callinectes is prey of:
Actinopterygii
Based on studies in:
Mexico: Guerrero (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Actinopterygii
Based on studies in:
Mexico: Guerrero (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- A. Yanez-Arancibia, Taxonomia, ecologia y estructura de las comunidades de peces en lagunas costeras con bocas efimeras del Pacifico de Mexico.
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SPIRE
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Known prey organisms
Callinectes preys on:
Ruppia
Rangia
Gammarus
algae
micro-benthos and meio-benthos
Mollusca
Based on studies in:
USA: North Carolina, Pamlico (Estuarine)
Mexico: Guerrero (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Ruppia
Rangia
Gammarus
algae
micro-benthos and meio-benthos
Mollusca
Based on studies in:
USA: North Carolina, Pamlico (Estuarine)
Mexico: Guerrero (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- B. J. Copeland, K. R. Tenore, D. B. Horton, Oligohaline regime. In: Coastal Ecological Systems of the United States, H. T. Odum, B. J. Copeland, E. A. McMahan, Eds. (Conservation Foundation, Washington, DC, 1974) 2:315-357, from p. 318.
- A. Yanez-Arancibia, Taxonomia, ecologia y estructura de las comunidades de peces en lagunas costeras con bocas efimeras del Pacifico de Mexico.
© SPIRE project
Source:
SPIRE
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
| Specimen Records: | 106 | Public Records: | 22 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 82 | Public Species: | 3 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 77 | Public BINs: | 5 |
| Species: | 18 | ||
| Species With Barcodes: | 16 | ||
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Barcode data
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Locations of barcode samples
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Wikipedia
Callinectes
Callinectes is a genus of crabs, containing 16 species, including the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus:[2]
- Callinectes affinis Fausto, 1980
- Callinectes amnicola (Rochebrune, 1883)
- Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
- Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859
- Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
- Callinectes danae Smith, 1869
- Callinectes diacanthus
- Callinectes exasperatus (Gerstaecker, 1856)
- Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
- Callinectes marginatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)
- Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863
- Callinectes pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883)
- Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930
- Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
- Callinectes similis Williams, 1966
- Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863
References
- ^ "Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2011). "Callinectes Stimpson, 1860". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
Further reading
- Rafael Robles, Christoph D. Schubart, Jesús E. Conde, Carlos Carmona-Suárez, Fernando Alvarez, José L. Villalobos & Darryl L. Felder (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the American Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 (Brachyura: Portunidae), based on two partial mitochondrial genes". Marine Biology 150 (6): 1265–1274. doi:10.1007/s00227-006-0437-7.
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