Species | Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese Mitten Crab) |
Subfamily | VARUNINAE (a subfamily of crustaceans) |
Family | VARUNIDAE (a family of crustaceans) |
Superfamily | GRAPSOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans) |
Subsection | Thoracotremata (a subsection (zoo.) of crustaceans) |
Section | Eubrachyura (a section (zoo.) of crustaceans) |
Infraorder | Brachyura (crabs) |
Suborder | PLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans) |
Order | DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.) |
Superorder | EUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.) |
Subclass | EUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans) |
Class | MALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.) |
Subphylum | CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese Mitten Crab) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Glosspo, J., Ames, V., Wade, M. & McKee, K. | Chinese Mitten Crab | |||
() | The Bishop Group | 2011 | *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) | 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association |
Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese Mitten Crab) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Clark, P.F., et al | 1998 | The alien Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura), in the Thames catchment. | JMBA 78(4): 1215-1221. |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese Mitten Crab):
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