Callinectes
Callinectes is a genus of crabs, containing 16 extant species, including the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus:
| Callinectes | |
|---|---|
| Callinectes sapidus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Subfamily: | Portuninae |
| Genus: | Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 |
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