Species | Polybius henslowii (Henlow’s Swimming-crab) |
Family | POLYBIIDAE (a family of crustaceans) |
Superfamily | PORTUNOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans) |
Subsection | Heterotremata (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 Polybius henslowii (Henlow’s Swimming-crab) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Trewhella, S. | 2007 | Henslow’s Swimming-crab | Vol 18 (3) Page: 212 |
Polybius henslowii (Henlow’s Swimming-crab) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polybius henslowii (Henlow’s Swimming-crab):
A southern species which, although not usually found on the shore, may swim over it at high tide.
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