Limulus polyphemus

Limulus polyphemus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Limulina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Merostomata Ordo: Xiphosura Subordo: Xiphosurida Infraordo: Limulina

Familia: Limulidae
Genus: Limulus
Species: Limulus polyphemus

Name

Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymy

• Monoculus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758: 634 (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 634 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Powell, A.W.B. 1949. A second record of a king-crab from New Zealand waters. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 3(6): 372. BHL. [Publication date: 21 December 1949]
• IUCN: Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

• català: Cassola de les Moluques
• English: Atlantic horseshoe crab
• español: Cangrejo de herradura, Cacerola de las Molucas
• magyar: Atlanti tőrfarkú rák
• 日本語: アメリカカブトガニ
• Nederlands: Atlantische degenkrab
• svenska: Dolksvans
• ไทย: แมงดาแอตแลนติก
• 中文: 鱟,馬蹄蟹,夫妻魚

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