Ovalipes ocellatus

Ovalipes ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Portunoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Brachyura
Sectio: Eubrachyura
Subsectio: Heterotremata
Superfamilia: Portunoidea

Family: Ovalipidae
Genus: Ovalipes
Species:

Name

Ovalipes ocellatus (Herbst, 1799)

Synonyms

  • Cancer ocellatus Herbst, 1799
  • Portunus pictus Say, 1817
  • Platyonichus ocellatus (Herbst, 1799)

Type data

Type locality: Long Island, New York state

References

  • Herbst, J.F.W. Bemerkungen über die in den erften beyden Bän Jea befchriebenen Krabben. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse: 64. 
  • Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1968. A revision of the genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae). Records of the Australian Museum 27(11): 213–261, plates 35–42. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.27.1968.445 Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Lady crab