Tuerkayana celeste
| Tuerkayana celeste | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinidae |
| Genus: | Tuerkayana |
| Species: | T. celeste |
| Binomial name | |
| Tuerkayana celeste | |
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Tuerkayana celeste, known as the Christmas Island blue crab is a species of crab in the family Gecarcinidae.[2] The species is only found near freshwater on Christmas Island. The species was first recorded in 1900 but only in 2012 was it found to be a separate species from the Tuerkayana hirtipes. The species was used for food in the 1950s but was subsequently protected in 1980.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 "Tuerkayana celeste (Pkl Ng & Davie, 2012)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Tuerkayana celeste (Ng & Davie, 2012)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Blue crab". Parks Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ Anderson, Natali (2012). "Blue Land Crab Species Discovered on Christmas Island". Sci News. Retrieved 29 June 2023.