American Blue Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Portunidae |
| Genus | Callinectes |
| Species | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Marion
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
- Delaware
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
- Hobbs, H.H. Jr. & Franz, R. 1992. Procambarus (Ortmannicus) attiguus, a new troglobitic crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Saint Johns River basin, Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105: 359–365. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35607532.
- Morris, T.L. 2006. A biological inventory of aquifer caves in Florida with special emphasis on troglobitic crustaceans and salamanders. Final report S0057 to Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. Karst Environmental Services, Inc., High Springs, Florida, USA. 44 pp.
- Poucher, S. 2022. Wildlife of Florida's Springs. An Illustrated Guide to over 150 Species. Pineapple Press, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. 196 pp. ISBN 9780000000000.
How to cite this account
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2245. https://cavebiology.org/species/callinectes-sapidus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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