Portunus pelagicus ';
General information
 
Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameFlower 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
Remarks
Nil
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(s)
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