- Menippe adina
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Menippe adina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Brachyura Family: Menippidae Genus: Menippe Species: M. adina Binomial name Menippe adina
A. B. Williams and Felder, 1986 [1]Menippe adina is a species of crab, sometimes called the Gulf stone crab[1] or Western Gulf stone crab.[2] It is very closely related to the Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, of which it is sometimes considered to be a sub-species. The geographic range of M. adina overlaps with that of M. mercenaria, extending from Wakulla County, Florida around the Gulf of Mexico to Tamaulipas state, Mexico.[2]
Like the Florida stone crab, the claws of M. adina can be used as food. The shell color is black-blue, while the claws are dark-blue with crimson on the tips. Its legs are blue and purple colored.
References
- ^ a b "Menippe adina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=98812. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ a b Harriet Perry and Kirsten Larsen (2004). "Guide to Shelf Invertebrates, Gulf of Mexico". Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. http://www.gsmfc.org/seamap/picture_guide/main.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
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