Lupocyclus

Genus of crabs

Lupocyclus
Lupocyclus philippinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Subfamily: Portuninae
Genus: Lupocyclus
Adams & White, 1849
Type species
Lupocyclus rotundatus
Adams & White, 1849[1]

Lupocyclus is a genus of crabs, containing six species:[1]

  • Lupocyclus inaequalis (Walker, 1887)
  • Lupocyclus mauriciensis Ward, 1942
  • Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880 (scissor swimming crab)[2]
  • Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906
  • Lupocyclus rotundatus Adams & White, 1849
  • Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950

References

  1. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ Osmani, Hamid Badar; Naz, Farah; Saher, Noor Us (2019). "Re-Description of _Lupocyclus philippinensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) Semper in Nauck, 1880 from the coastal waters of Karachi, Pakistan" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences. 28 (2): 155–161.
Taxon identifiers
Lupocyclus


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