Polybius pusillus
Species of crab
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Polybius pusillus, common name dwarf swimming crab,[2] is a species of crab in the Portunidae family.[3][1]
| Polybius pusillus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Polybiidae |
| Genus: | Polybius |
| Species: | P. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polybius pusillus (Leach, 1815) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
Distribution
Polybius pusillus occurs from North-West Africa, to Lofoten, Norway[3][4] including the North Sea.[2] It is found around the shores of: England, in such places as Northumberland, Yorkshire, The Wash, Thames, the eastern English Channel, Isle of Wight, Portland, Plymouth, the Scilly Isles, the Bristol Channel, Liverpool Bay; Scotland - Shetland, Orkney, Firth of Forth, Argyll and Clyde, The Minch; Ireland, occurring in and around Dublin, Belfast, County Mayo, Galway Bay, Fastnet Rock, County Cork; and elsewhere in the British Isles including the Channel Islands, Anglesey and the Isle of Man.[5]
