Carpilius maculatus

Carpilius maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Carpiliidae
Genus: Carpilius
Species:
C. maculatus
Binomial name
Carpilius maculatus
Synonyms
  • Cancer maculatus Linnaeus, 1758

Carpilius maculatus, common names seven-eleven crab,[1] spotted reef crab,[2][3][4] dark-finger coral crab, and large spotted crab,[5] is a species of crab in the family Carpiliidae,[6] which also includes C. convexus and C. corallinus. While there have reports of the C. maculatus as being poisonous, biochemical testing has revealed that they lack any paralytic shellfish toxins.[7]

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  2. ^ "Carpilius maculatus, spotted reef crab". Sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  3. ^ "Spotted reef crabs (Carpilius maculatus) on the Shores of Singapore". Wildsingapore.com. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  4. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Carpilius maculatus". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  5. ^ Samways, Michael; Hitchins, Peter; Bourquin, Dr Orty; Henwood, Dr Jock (2010-04-29). Tropical Island Recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-2742-7.
  6. ^ Peter Davie (2012). "Carpilius maculatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  7. ^ Raj U, Haq H, Oshima Y, Yasumoto T. 1983. The occurrence of paralytic shellfish toxins in two species of xanthin crab from Suva barrier reef, Fiji Islands. Toxicon. (21)4: 547 - 51