Blue Crab Taxonomy
Blue Crab: Callinectes sapidus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea, Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimp
Class: Malacostraca, Leptostraca (Marine crustaceans), Canadaspidida (Cambrian crustaceans), Hymenostraca (Cambrian crustaceans)
Order: Decapoda, Isopoda, Amphipoda
Family: Portunidae (blue crab), Necora (Velvet crab), Ovalipes(Ovalipes), Lissocarcinus (Lissocarcinus)
Genus/Species: Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab), Arenaeus cribrarius (Speckled swimming crab),Achelous angustus (Redhair swimming crab), Carupa tenuipes (Violet-eyed swimming crab), Scylla serrata (Serrated swimming crab)
[1] http://www.wikipedia.org/
[2] http://eol.org/
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea, Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimp
Class: Malacostraca, Leptostraca (Marine crustaceans), Canadaspidida (Cambrian crustaceans), Hymenostraca (Cambrian crustaceans)
Order: Decapoda, Isopoda, Amphipoda
Family: Portunidae (blue crab), Necora (Velvet crab), Ovalipes(Ovalipes), Lissocarcinus (Lissocarcinus)
Genus/Species: Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab), Arenaeus cribrarius (Speckled swimming crab),Achelous angustus (Redhair swimming crab), Carupa tenuipes (Violet-eyed swimming crab), Scylla serrata (Serrated swimming crab)
[1] http://www.wikipedia.org/
[2] http://eol.org/