| Liocarcinus pusillus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Polybiidae |
| Genus: | Liocarcinus |
| Species: | L. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Liocarcinus pusillus (Leach, 1815) | |
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Liocarcinus pusillus, common name dwarf swimming crab, is a species of crab in the Portunidae family.
Description
Liocarcinus pusillus is a small, colourful species with a broad, suboval carapace having a maximum width of 25 mm (1.0 in). However, most specimens are usually less than 20 mm (0.8 in). This species occurs in a wide range of colours. The front has three sharpened tusks, directed forward.
Distribution
Liocarcinus pusillus occurs from North-West Africa, to Lofoten, Norway including the North Sea. It is found around the shores of: England, in such places as Northumberland, Yorkshire, The Wash, Thames, the eastern English Channel, Isle of Wight, Portland, Plymouth, the Scilly Isles, the Bristol Channel, Liverpool Bay; Scotland - Shetland, Orkney, Firth of Forth, Argyll and Clyde, The Minch; Ireland, occurring in and around Dublin, Belfast, County Mayo, Galway Bay, Fastnet Rock, County Cork; and elsewhere in the British Isles including the Channel Islands, Anglesey and the Isle of Man.
Habitat
Specimens range intertidally up to 100 metres, dwelling on sandy to stony bottoms, but prefer gravel or stony substrates.
References
- P. Davie; C. Fransen & M. Türkay (2010). "Liocarcinus pusillus (Leach, 1816)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- 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.
- ^ "Marine Species: Liocarcinus pusillus". Skaphandrus.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Liocarcinus pusillus". Seawater.no. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on July 18, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ "Liten svømmekrabbe - Liocarcinus pusillus" (in Norwegian). Marinbi.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ Mario de Kluiver & Sarita Ingualso. "Liocarcinus pusillus". Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Crustacea. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
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| Liocarcinus pusillus | |