WoRMS taxon details
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata (Linnaeus, 1758)
208822 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208822)
accepted
Species
Cancer cruciatus Herbst, 1794 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer feriatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer sexdentatus Herbst, 1783 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Charybdis cruciata (Herbst, 1794) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Charybdis sexdentata (Herbst, 1783) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Portunus crucifer Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thalamita crucifera (Fabricius, 1798) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer feriatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208822 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer cruciatus Herbst, 1794) Herbst, J. F. W. (1791-1796). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Zweyter Band. Mit XXV Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krebse. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, viii + 225 + [1] pp. 25 pls. [details] 
original description (of Portunus crucifer Fabricius, 1798) Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details]
original description (of Cancer feriatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cancer sexdentatus Herbst, 1783) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details]
basis of record Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Portunus crucifer Fabricius, 1798) Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details]
original description (of Cancer feriatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cancer sexdentatus Herbst, 1783) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details]
basis of record Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (HKRMS) Blackmore, G.; Rainbow, P. S. (2000). Trace metals in the sublittoal epibenthic Bufonaria rana (Gastropoda: Bursidae) from the southeastern waters of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 435-454. [details]
additional source Stephenson, W. (1972). An annotated checklist and key to the Indo-Pacific swimming crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). <em>Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin.</em> 10: 1-64. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]context source (HKRMS) Blackmore, G.; Rainbow, P. S. (2000). Trace metals in the sublittoal epibenthic Bufonaria rana (Gastropoda: Bursidae) from the southeastern waters of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 435-454. [details]
additional source Stephenson, W. (1972). An annotated checklist and key to the Indo-Pacific swimming crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). <em>Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin.</em> 10: 1-64. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Spanish part of the Balearic Sea (Marine Region) : Shipping [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | striped swimming crab | [details] |
| German | Kreuzkrabbe | [details] |
| Japanese | シマイシガニ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Charybdis cruciata (Herbst, 1794))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer feriatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Charybdis feriata) (from synonym Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (153 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (153 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Charybdis cruciata (Herbst, 1794))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (42 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Charybdis cruciata (Herbst, 1794))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer feriatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Charybdis feriata) (from synonym Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (153 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (153 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Charybdis cruciata (Herbst, 1794))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (42 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Charybdis cruciata (Herbst, 1794))