Decanet name details
Megalopa mutica Desmarest, 1825
1583302 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1583302)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
Megalopa Leach, 1814 accepted as Carcinus Leach, 1814
Megalops mutica Desmarest, 1825 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of genus name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Desmarest, A.G. (1825). Considerations générales sur la classe des Crustacés, et description des espèces de ces animaux qui vivent dans la mer, sur les cotes ou dans les eaux douces de la France. [General considerations on the class of Crustaceans, and description of the species of these animals which live in the sea, on the coasts or in the fresh waters of France.]. <em>Levrault, Paris.</em> xix, 446 pp., pls 1-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6295893 [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Megalopa mutica Desmarest, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1583302 on 2025-09-11
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Desmarest, A.G. (1825). Considerations générales sur la classe des Crustacés, et description des espèces de ces animaux qui vivent dans la mer, sur les cotes ou dans les eaux douces de la France. [General considerations on the class of Crustaceans, and description of the species of these animals which live in the sea, on the coasts or in the fresh waters of France.]. <em>Levrault, Paris.</em> xix, 446 pp., pls 1-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6295893 [details]