Possible confusions
La forme de coeur (cordiforme et allongée) de la carapace permet de distinguer l'espèce.
Species sheet
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Pennant's swimming crab
Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777)
AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)
Petit crabe à la carapace en forme de coeur :
- Taille de 2 cm de longueur,
- Carapace lisse gris-brun,
- Dessin en fleur de lys au centre de la carapace.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- PlattfußkrabbeGerman (Germany)
- Etrille éléganteFrench (France)
- Portumne variéFrench (France)
- BreedpootkrabDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- Hayward P.J., Nelson-Smith T., Shields C., 1998, GUIDE DES BORDS DE MER, MER DU NORD, MANCHE, ATLANTIQUE, MÉDITERRANÉE , ed. Delachaux & Niestlé, 351p.
- LE GRANCHÉ Philippe, NOËL Pierre in : DORIS, 15/11/2020 : Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/4235
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 06/07/2022 : Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/4755
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 04/07/2022
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