MSBIAS taxon details
Carcinidae MacLeay, 1838
- Subfamily Carcininae MacLeay, 1838
- Genus Carcinus Leach, 1814
- Subfamily Platyonichinae Dana, 1851
- Genus Portumnus Leach, 1814
- Genus Xaiva MacLeay, 1838
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Carcinidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557511 on 2025-05-01
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Carcinidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557511 on 2025-05-01
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MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
taxonomy source Poore, G.C.B.; Ahyong, S.T. (2023). Marine decapod Crustacea: a guide to the families and genera of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. xii + 916 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/9781486311798 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Poore, G.C.B.; Ahyong, S.T. (2023). Marine decapod Crustacea: a guide to the families and genera of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. xii + 916 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/9781486311798 [details] Available for editors
