Arenaeus
| Arenaeus | |
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| Arenaeus cribrarius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Subfamily: | Portuninae |
| Genus: | Dana, 1851 |
Arenaeus is a genus of swimming crabs in the family Portunidae. These two species belong to the genus Arenaeus:[1]
- Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818)
- Arenaeus mexicanus (Gerstaecker, 1856)
References
- ^ Boyko, Christopher B. (10 May 2022). "Arenaeus Dana, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
Further reading
- Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.