Xantho poressa
Xantho poressa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Xanthidae |
Genus: | Xantho |
Species: | X. poressa |
Binomial name | |
Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Xantho poressa is a species of crab from the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1] It is one of four species in the genus Xantho.[2]
Juveniles live in Posidonia meadows until their last moult, at which point they migrate to the nearest rocky substrate.[3]
References
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- 1 2 Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2009). "Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ↑ S. Reuschel & C. D. Schubart (2006). "Phylogeny and geographic differentiation of atlanto-mediterranean species of the genus Xantho (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) based on genetic and morphometric analyses". Marine Biology. 148 (4): 853–866. doi:10.1007/s00227-005-0095-1.
- ↑ Roberto Bedini (2002). "Colour change and mimicry from juvenile to adult: Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792) (Brachyura, Xanthidae) and Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura, Portunidae)". Crustaceana. 75 (5): 703–710. doi:10.1163/156854002760202688. JSTOR 20105448.
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