Brachynotus sexdentatus

Tags: Crustacean.

Brachynotus sexdentatus is a species of crab in the family Varunidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea and became established for a time in Swansea Docks (United Kingdom). It grows to a maximum carapace width of 18 mm (0.71 in) and lives in shallow water on muddy bottoms.

binomial authority

Antoine Risso

class

Malacostraca

family

Varunidae

genus

Brachynotus

kingdom

Animal

order

Decapoda, Crab

phylum

Arthropod, Crustacean

synonym

*Brachynotus lucasi (Pesta 1918), *Goneplax sexdentatus (Risso 1827), *Heterograpsus lucasi (H. Milne Edwards 1853), *Heterograpsus sexdentatus (Lucas 1846), *Shurebus genuensis (Verany 1846), *Grapsus laevigatus (Spinola in White 1847) (nomen nudum), *Shurebus genoensis (Leach in White 1847) (nomen nudum)