WoRMS taxon details
Metacarcinus gracilis (Dana, 1852)
440387 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:440387)
accepted
Species
Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the Exploring Expedition under Capt. Wilkes, U.S.N., including the Crustacea Cancroidea Corystoidea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 73-86. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metacarcinus gracilis (Dana, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=440387 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
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(of Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the Exploring Expedition under Capt. Wilkes, U.S.N., including the Crustacea Cancroidea Corystoidea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 73-86. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | graceful rock crabgraceful crab | [details] |
| French | crabe gracile | [details] |
| German | Hübscher Taschenkrebs | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852)
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metacarcinus gracilis)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852)
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metacarcinus gracilis)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852)
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym