Persephona mediterranea explained

Persephona mediterranea, the mottled purse crab, is a species of true crab in the family Leucosiidae.^{[1] [2]} It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.^[2]

References

• Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 116, no. 1, 96-157.
• Williams, Austin B., Lawrence G. Abele, D. L. Felder, H. H. Hobbs Jr., R. B. Manning, et al. (1989). "Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Decapod Crustaceans". American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17, 77.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Persephona mediterranea Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-31.
2. Web site: Persephona mediterranea Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-31.