Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez & Cuesta, Jose A., 2025, Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura), European Journal of Taxonomy 996, pp. 1-94 : 50-52

Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fig. 55

Material examined

MOROCCO • Boudmil, Tazougarte (Grum river) • 1 ♀ (40× 31.3); Apr. 2001; I. Doadrio leg.; MNCN20.04/10212 . − Essaouira • 1 ♀ (34.1×25.6); MNCN20.04/03153 . – Larache • 1 ♂ (74.1 ×56), 1 ♀ (48×36.1); 1955; MNCN20.04/03180 .

Remarks

The specimens MNCN20.04/03180 and MNCN20.04/03153 were assigned to the Portunidae but without identification at species level.

Figures

Fig. 55. Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758). A−E. Specimens MNCN20.04/03180. F−H. MNCN20.04/10212. I−K. MNCN20.04/03153. Scale bars = 1 cm.