Persephona

Persephona is a genus of true crabs in the family Leucosiidae. There are about 5 described species in Persephona.[1][2]

Persephona
Persephona mediterranea
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Persephona

Leach, 1817

Species

  • Persephona aquilonaris
  • Persephona crinita M. J. Rathbun, 1931
  • Persephona mediterranea (J. F. W. Herbst, 1794) (mottled purse crab)
  • Persephona punctata
  • Persephona subovata

References

  1. "Persephona Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. "Persephona Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  • Melo, Gustavo A. S., Maria Fernanda A. Torres, and Oswaldo Campos Jr. / Paolo S. Young, ed. (1998). "Malacostraca - Eucarida, Brachyura, Dromiacea and Oxystomata". Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil, Série Livros no. 6, 439-454.


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