Limulus polyphemus

Limulus polyphemus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Limulina 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Merostomata
Ordo: Xiphosura
Subordo: Xiphosurida
Infraordo: Limulina

Familia: Limulidae
Genus: Limulus
Species: Limulus polyphemus

Name

Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymy

  • Monoculus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758: 634 (protonym)

References

Primary references

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • català: Cassola de les Moluques
  • English: Atlantic horseshoe crab
  • español: Cangrejo de herradura, Cacerola de las Molucas
  • magyar: Atlanti tőrfarkú rák
  • 日本語: アメリカカブトガニ
  • Nederlands: Atlantische degenkrab
  • svenska: Dolksvans
  • ไทย: แมงดาแอตแลนติก
  • 中文: 鱟,馬蹄蟹,夫妻魚
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