MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Necora Holthuis, 1987

ERMS taxon details

Necora Holthuis, 1987

Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)

AphiaID

106927 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106927)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Polybiidae Paulson, 1875

Original name

Necora Holthuis, 1987

Synonymised names

Polybius (Necora) Holthuis, 1987 · unaccepted (superceded status)

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Species Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)

Environment

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Original description

Holthuis, L.B. (1987). Necora, a new genus of European swimming crabs (Crustacea Decapoda, Portunidae) and its type species, Cancer puber L., 1767. Zoologische Mededelingen. 61(1): 1-14. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Necora Holthuis, 1987. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106927 on 2026-06-04

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Necora Holthuis, 1987. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106927 on 2026-06-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2005-03-24 08:41:58Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-05 08:26:45Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2019-11-15 10:05:19Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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original description Holthuis, L.B. (1987). Necora, a new genus of European swimming crabs (Crustacea Decapoda, Portunidae) and its type species, Cancer puber L., 1767. Zoologische Mededelingen. 61(1): 1-14. [details] Available for editors

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 RoR) [details]

additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors