Tachypleus gigas

Tachypleus gigas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Limulina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa 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: Tachypleus
Species: Tachypleus gigas

Name

Tachypleus gigas (Müller, 1785)

Synonyms

• Limulus gigas Müller, 1785
• Limulus moluccanus Latreille, 1802

References

• S. Lazarus, V. Narayana Pillai, P. Devadoss & G. Mohanraj 1990. Occurrence of king crab, Tachypleus gigas (Muller), off the northeast coast of India (PDF). Proceedings of the first workshop on scientific results of FORV Sagar Sampada, 5–7 June 1989, Kochi: 393–395. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718171912/http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5222/1/51_Occurrence_of_King_crab_Tachypleus_gigas_%28Muller%29_off_the_northeast_coast_of_India.pdf. 
• IUCN: Tachypleus gigas (Müller, 1785) (Data Deficient)

Vernacular names

ไทย: แมงดาจาน, แมงดาทะเลหางเหลี่ยม
中文: 南方鱟, 巨鱟