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A Swimming Crab New to the British Fauna, Liocarcinus Vernalis (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 May 2009
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The occurrence in British coastal waters of the swimming crab Liocarcinus vernalis is confirmed for the first time. Features are given to enable this species to be distinguished from the closely related L. holsatus and L. marmoreus. The zoogeographical distribution and bionomics of L. vernalis are briefly discussed.
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- Research Article
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- Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 78 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 223 - 229
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- Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1998
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