Callinectes | |
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Callinectes sapidus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Portunidae |
Genus: |
Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 |
Callinectes is a genus of crabs, containing 16 species, including the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus: