WoRMS taxon details
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
107379 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107379)
accepted
Species
Callinectes diacanthus (Latreille, 1825) · unaccepted (name suppressed)
Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupea dicantha (Latreille, 1825) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Neptunus diacanthus (Latreille, 1825) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Portunus diacantha Latreille, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896 accepted as Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Rathbun, M. J. (1896). The genus <i>Callinectes</i>. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 18(1070): 349-375, Pls. XIII-XXVIII., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.18-1070.349 [details] 
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)
Distribution Scattered records from Denmark to Mediterranean. Firmly established in east Mediterrenean.
Distribution The adult crab C. sapidus inhabits estuaries and river mouths.
Distribution Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas; Bermuda; West Indies to Uruguay
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
Distribution Scattered records from Denmark to Mediterranean. Firmly established in east Mediterrenean.
Distribution Scattered records from Denmark to Mediterranean. Firmly established in east Mediterrenean. [details]
Distribution The adult crab C. sapidus inhabits estuaries and river mouths.
Distribution The adult crab C. sapidus inhabits estuaries and river mouths. [details]
Distribution Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas; Bermuda; West Indies to Uruguay
Distribution Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas; Bermuda; West Indies to Uruguay [details]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107379 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Rathbun, M. J. (1896). The genus <i>Callinectes</i>. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 18(1070): 349-375, Pls. XIII-XXVIII., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.18-1070.349 [details]
original description (of Portunus diacantha Latreille, 1825) Latreille, [P.A.]. (1825-1828). Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des Crustaces, des Arachnides et des Insects. <em>Agasse Imprimeur-Libraire, Paris.</em> Vol. 10. 833 pp. [Pp. 1-344 published 1 Oct 1825; pp. 345-832 + errata published 13 Dec 1828; see Evenhuis, 2002 (Zootaxa 166)]. [details]
original description (of Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896) Rathbun, M. J. (1896). The genus <i>Callinectes</i>. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 18(1070): 349-375, Pls. XIII-XXVIII., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.18-1070.349 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS), available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Markham, J. C.; McDermott, J. J. (1980). A tabulation of the Crustacea Decapoda of Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 93(4): 1266-1276 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
additional source Marchini, A., J. Ferrario, A. Sfriso & A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi. (2015). Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 17:2943–2962., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0922-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Portunus diacantha Latreille, 1825) Latreille, [P.A.]. (1825-1828). Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des Crustaces, des Arachnides et des Insects. <em>Agasse Imprimeur-Libraire, Paris.</em> Vol. 10. 833 pp. [Pp. 1-344 published 1 Oct 1825; pp. 345-832 + errata published 13 Dec 1828; see Evenhuis, 2002 (Zootaxa 166)]. [details]
original description (of Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896) Rathbun, M. J. (1896). The genus <i>Callinectes</i>. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 18(1070): 349-375, Pls. XIII-XXVIII., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.18-1070.349 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS), available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Markham, J. C.; McDermott, J. J. (1980). A tabulation of the Crustacea Decapoda of Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 93(4): 1266-1276 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
additional source Marchini, A., J. Ferrario, A. Sfriso & A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi. (2015). Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 17:2943–2962., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0922-3 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in French part of the Bay of Biscay (Marine Region) : One specimen was collected in 1900 in Rochefort, France (Goulletquer et al. 2002). [details]Introduced species impact in German part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]
Introduced species impact in France (Nation) : Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain [details]
Introduced species impact in Celtic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]
Introduced species management in German part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : yes [details]
Introduced species population trend in Italian part of the Ligurian Sea (Marine Region) : There are only isolated records in the central and western Mediterranean (Malta, northwest Italy, France) and its establishment in this region is unknown. [details]
Introduced species population trend in Aegean Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Blue crabs are established in the eastern Mediterranean (Galil 2002), the Aegean Sea (Enzenrob et al. 1997), the Adriatic Sea (Beqiraj and Kashta 2010), and the Gulf of Taranto (Gennaio et al. 2006). In several locations, such as the Nile Delta and the Aegean Sea, large population outbreaks have occurred followed by sharp declines (Anonymous 1965; Enzenrob et al. 1997). [details]
Introduced species population trend in Belgian part of the North Sea : Several reproducing populations are known from waters receiving thermal effluents from power plants in the Netherlands and Belgium (Wolff 2005, Kerckhof et al. 2007; Nehring 2011). [details]
Introduced species population trend in French part of the Bay of Biscay (Marine Region) : There are only isolated records in the central and western Mediterranean (Malta, northwest Italy, France) and its establishment in this region is unknown. [details]
Introduced species population trend in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin : There are only isolated records in the central and western Mediterranean (Malta, northwest Italy, France) and its establishment in this region is unknown. [details]
Introduced species population trend in Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (IHO Sea Area) : There are only isolated records in the central and western Mediterranean (Malta, northwest Italy, France) and its establishment in this region is unknown. [details]
Introduced species remark in Spanish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (Marine Region) : "Callinectes sapidus...was [previously] reported from the Mediterranean and Aegean coast of Turkey and was previously reported from the Sea of Marmara (Zaitsev and Ozturk 2001)". [details]
Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Ionian Sea (Marine Region) : One of the worst invasive aquatic species in the Mediterranean Sea. [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Italian part of the Ligurian Sea (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: deliberate [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Turkey (Nation) : Ships: general [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in German part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Possible pathways of introduction include active migration, larval dispersal via water currents or ships's hulls. [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in France (Nation) : Shipping [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Black Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
These crabs are abundant in and near the major seaports of the Eastern US, and occur in the water column as larvae and swimming juveniles, making them likely candidates for ballast water transport. [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Unknown [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Ionian Sea (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal
Dispersal from populations already present in the Mediterranean [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) Ships: general [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) Ships: general [details]
Unreviewed
Alien species The blue crab Callinectes sapidus is a crab species that occurs naturally along the Atlantic coast of America. It lives in shallow estuaries, and female blue crabs migrate to the sea to lay their eggs. After the eggs have hatched, the young crabs migrate to estuaries. In 1989, a dead blue crab was found in the cooling system of a factory in Antwerp, Belgium. Four years later, in 1993, the first living specimen was discovered in the cooling system of a nuclear factory in Doel, Belgium. The cold winter temperatures of Belgian waters more than likely prevent an explosive growth of this species in this region… [details]Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
Distribution Scattered records from Denmark to Mediterranean. Firmly established in east Mediterrenean. [details]
Distribution The adult crab C. sapidus inhabits estuaries and river mouths. [details]
Distribution Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas; Bermuda; West Indies to Uruguay [details]
Habitat Found in brackish waters from the sublittoral zone to 37 m depth, prefers mud substrate. [details]
Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
Importance Important commercial softshell crab. [details]
Introduced species population trend in Dutch part of the North Sea : Several reproducing populations are known from waters receiving thermal effluents from power plants in the Netherlands and Belgium (Wolff 2005, Kerckhof et al. 2007; Nehring 2011). [details]
Reproduction Females migrate toward seawater for egg laying. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Blå svømmekrabbe | [details] |
| Dutch | blauwe zwemkrabblauwe krab | [details] |
| English | softshell crabhardshell or softshell crabhardshell crabChesapeake Bay swimming crabblue swimming crabblue crabAmerican blue crab | [details] |
| French | crabe savoureuxcrabe bleu | [details] |
| German | Blaukrabbeblaue Schwimmkrabbe | [details] |
| Italian | granchio realegranchio blu | [details] |
| Japanese | アオガザミ／アオガニ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Γαλαζοκάβουρας | [details] |
| Portuguese | siri-tingasiri-azul | [details] |
| Spanish | jaibacangrejo azul | [details] |
European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS) - Callinectes sapidus
To Barcode of Life (924 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (253 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Callinectes diacanthus (Latreille, 1825))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callinectes sapidus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (16116 nucleotides; 1502 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To Niet-inheemse soorten Belgisch deel Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria (in Dutch)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 1182904 dorsal view)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (36 records) (from synonym Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (467 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 030689)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (924 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (253 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Callinectes diacanthus (Latreille, 1825))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callinectes sapidus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (16116 nucleotides; 1502 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To Niet-inheemse soorten Belgisch deel Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria (in Dutch)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 1182904 dorsal view)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (36 records) (from synonym Callinectes sapidus acutidens Rathbun, 1896)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (467 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 030689)
To ITIS
