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Megalops Leach, 1814

Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)

1583299  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1583299)

 unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Genus
Cancer granarius Herbst, 1783 accepted as Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Megalops armata Leach, 1815 accepted as Megalopa armata Leach, 1815 accepted as Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling of genus name)
  2. Species Megalops montaguii Leach, 1817 accepted as Megalopa montagui Leach, 1817 accepted as Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling of genus name)
  3. Species Megalops mutica Desmarest, 1825 accepted as Megalopa mutica Desmarest, 1825 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling of genus name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Megalopa Leach, 1814) Leach, W.E. (1813 - 1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> :383-437., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Megalops Leach, 1814. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1583299 on 2026-06-10
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2022-05-25 16:18:32Z
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Boyko, Christopher B.
2022-12-31 16:08:20Z
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original description (of Megalopa Leach, 1814) Leach, W.E. (1813 - 1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> :383-437., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details] 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megalops) 
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