Callinectes rathbunae is a species of swimming crab. It occurs in warm coastal waters of Mexico. The species is not used as food, but is kept in laboratories for research. Young crabs can range from 17–64 millimetres (0.67–2.52 in) in size.[1] The specific epithet rathbunae commemorates Mary J. Rathbun.[2]
Callinectes rathbunae is a species of swimming crab. It occurs in warm coastal waters of Mexico. The species is not used as food, but is kept in laboratories for research. Young crabs can range from 17–64 millimetres (0.67–2.52 in) in size. The specific epithet rathbunae commemorates Mary J. Rathbun.
Callinectes rathbunae is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Portunidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1930 door Contreras.
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