Belgian Register of Marine Species - Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

BeRMS taxon details

Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

106876 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106876)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Cancrinae Latreille, 1802

Orig. name

Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (38)

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Species Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Cancer (Astacus) Fabricius, 1775 accepted as Astacus Fabricius, 1775 (status change)
1. Species Cancer (Astacus) stellatus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Upogebia stellata (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Cancer (Gammarus) Fabricius, 1775 accepted as Gammarus Fabricius, 1775 (status change)
1. Species Cancer (Gammarus) galba Montagu, 1813 accepted as Hyperia galba (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Cancer (Gammarus) obtusatus Montagu, 1813 accepted as Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > superseded combination, incorrectly written as Cancer Gammarus obtusatus)
3. Species Cancer (Gammarus) saltator Montagu, 1808 accepted as Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer araneus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer aspera Pennant, 1777 accepted as Eurynome aspera (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pagurus bernhardus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer bipes Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Nebalia bipes (Fabricius, 1780) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer crangon Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer depurator Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 accepted as Inachus dorsettensis (Pennant, 1777) (nomen protectum)
Species Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer glaber Olivi, 1792 accepted as Alpheus glaber (Olivi, 1792) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Pilumnus hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer latipes Pennant, 1777 accepted as Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer linearis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer locusta Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gammarus locusta (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer minutus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer navigator Herbst, 1794 accepted as Liocarcinus navigator (Herbst, 1794) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer obtusatus Montagu, 1813 accepted as Cancer (Gammarus) obtusatus Montagu, 1813 accepted as Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer palmata Montagu, 1804 accepted as Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer personata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer Phalangium Fabricius, 1775 accepted as Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer phasma Montagu, 1804 accepted as Pseudoprotella phasma (Montagu, 1804) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer pisum Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer platycheles Pennant, 1777 accepted as Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761) (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Cancer rotundatus Olivi, 1792 accepted as Atelecyclus rotundatus (Olivi, 1792) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer scorpioides Montagu, 1804 accepted as Bodotria scorpioides (Montagu, 1804) (originally misplaced in decapod genus)
Species Cancer scutellata Fabricius, 1793 accepted as Thia scutellata (Fabricius, 1793) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer tuberosa Pennant, 1777 accepted as Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer tumefacta Montagu, 1808 accepted as Ebalia tumefacta (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, fresh

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

BeRMS (2024). Cancer Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106876 on 2024-04-20

Regional species database citation

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Cancer Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106876 on 2024-04-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-17 12:52:43Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2020-09-02 19:03:26Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2023-01-19 14:34:17Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

Licensing

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú. 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]