Polybius marmoreus
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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: | Polybius |
| Species: | P. marmoreus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polybius marmoreus (Leach, 1814)
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Polybius marmoreus, sometimes known as the marbled swimming crab, is a species of crab found in the northern Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean Sea and North Sea.[1][2] It may be found on sand and gravel in the sublittoral and lower littoral zones,[3] down to a depth of 84 metres (276 ft),[4] from the Azores and the Alboran Sea (the westernmost section of the Mediterranean Sea) as far north as the Shetland Islands.[5] It reaches a carapace length of 35 millimetres (1.4 in),[4] and is distinguished from other similar species by the presence of three similarly sized teeth on the edge of the carapace, between the eyes, and by the marbled colouration on the carapace.[2] P. marmoreus is sometimes parasitised by the barnacle Sacculina.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b De Grave, Sammy (6 May 2024). "Polybius marmoreus (Leach, 1814)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Crabs of the Southern North Sea". Sea Fisheries Department. October 8, 2001. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ a b E. Wilson (November 10, 2006). "Marbled swimming crab - Liocarcinus marmoreus". Marine Life Information Network for Britain & Ireland. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ a b M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo. "Liocarcinus marmoreus". Crustacea: Macrobenthos of the North Sea. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz (2003). "Polybius marmoreus (Leach, 1814)". Crustikon – Crustacean photographic website. Tromsø Museum – University of Tromsø. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
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