Puerto Rican sand crab

Puerto Rican sand crab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Hippidae
Genus: Emerita
Species:
E. portoricensis
Binomial name
Emerita portoricensis
Schmitt, 1935

The Puerto Rican sand crab, Emerita portoricensis, is a species of "sand crab" belonging to the genus Emerita, which is native to the main island of Puerto Rico and its archipelago.[1] This species has also been found on beaches off the coast of Venezuela.[2] The most detailed study conducted on the species was done by Miguel P. Sastre between 1988 and 1992.[1] This investigation determined that the species has diotic traits and that there are size and survival differences between sexes. Both sexes reach sexual maturity three months after birth.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cedar I. García Ríos & Alberto Cortés (2001). "Las Playas de arena de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Perez was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Miguel P. Sastre & Paul M. Yoshioka (1992). "Sex-specific life history pattern of Emerita portoricensis (Schmitt)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 50 (3): 456–463.