Specimen Information

Callinectes bocourti
Callinectes bocourti
(Bocourt swimming crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Native Transplant

Specimen ID154647
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciesbocourti
Common NameBocourt swimming crab
StateMS
CountyHarrison
LocalityBiloxi Back Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMississippi Coastal
HUC8 Number03170009
HUC10 NameBack Bay of Biloxi-Biloxi Bay
HUC10 Number0317000906
HUC12 NameBack Bay of Biloxi
HUC12 Number031700090605
Map
Collection Month11
Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14198
Author:Gore, R.H., and R.E. Grizzle
Date:1974
Title:Studies on decapod crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida. III. Callinectes bocourti A. Milne Edwards, 1879 (Decapoda, Portunidae) from the central east coast of Florida.
Journal:Crustaceana
Volume:27
Issue:3
Pages:306-308
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineBrackish


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