Carpilius convexus

Carpilius convexus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Carpiliidae
Genus:	Carpilius
Species:	C. convexus
Binomial name
	Carpilius convexus; (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
	Cancer convexus Forsskål, 1775; Cancer adspersus Herbst, 1790; Cancer petraeus Herbst, 1801;

Carpilius convexus, commonly known as the marbled stone crab,^[2] is a species of crab found in the Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii to the Red Sea and South Africa.^[3] It was first described by Peter Forsskål in 1775 as "Cancer convexus", and has sometimes been treated as a variety of the larger species Carpilius maculatus.^[3] The biology of the genus Carpilius is poorly known.^[3] The coloration of Carpilius convexus is a yellow-brown or red, with patches that are mainly brown, growing up to 25 cm (9.8 in). Despite us knowing their size, coloration, and habitat, little else is known about their biology.

^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
^ "Carpilius convexus". SeaLifeBase. SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c Regina Wetzer; Joel W. Martin & Sandra E. Trautwein (2003). "Phylogenetic relationships within the coral crab genus Carpilius (Brachyura, Xanthoidea, Carpiliidae) and of the Carpiliidae to other xanthoid crab families based on molecular sequence data" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 27 (3): 410–421. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00021-6. PMID 12742746. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2010-05-21.

[Ng-1] Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.

[SeaLifeBase-2] "Carpilius convexus". SeaLifeBase. SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

[Wetzer-3] Regina Wetzer; Joel W. Martin & Sandra E. Trautwein (2003). "Phylogenetic relationships within the coral crab genus Carpilius (Brachyura, Xanthoidea, Carpiliidae) and of the Carpiliidae to other xanthoid crab families based on molecular sequence data" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 27 (3): 410–421. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00021-6. PMID 12742746. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2010-05-21.

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