| General information |
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Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Flower crab, Blue crab, Blue swimmer crab, Blue manna crab, Sand crab |
| Valid name |
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus |
| Synonyms |
Cancer cedonulli Herbst, 1794 Cancer pelagicus Forskal, 1775 Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 Lupa pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758) Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus var. sinensis Shen, 1932 Portunus denticulatus Marion de Proce, 1822 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
- |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca; Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Pleocyemata; Brachyura; Eubrachyura; Portunoidea; Portunidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
- |
| Occurrence |
- |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Satapada, Chilika lagoon, Odisha, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Testes tissues |
| Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
98 |
| Karyotype formula |
98a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
1 to 2 |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not detected |
| Reference |
Satapathy S, Mohanty PK (2014). Karyological Analysis of Mud Crab and Flower Crab of Odisha.International Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 3(9): 51-56. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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