Xantho poressa

Xantho poressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Xanthidae
Genus:	Xantho
Species:	X. poressa
Binomial name
	Xantho poressa; (Olivi, 1792)
Synonyms
	Alpheus tinctor Weber, 1795 (nomen nudum); Cancer poressa Olivi, 1792; Cancer tinctor Fabricius, 1798; Xantho rivulosa Risso, 1827;

Xantho poressa is a species of crab from the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean.^[1] It is one of four species in the genus Xantho.^[2]

Juveniles live in Posidonia meadows until their last moult, at which point they migrate to the nearest rocky substrate.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay (2009). "Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
^ S. Reuschel & C. D. Schubart (2006). "Phylogeny and geographic differentiation of atlanto-mediterranean species of the genus Xantho (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) based on genetic and morphometric analyses". Marine Biology. 148 (4): 853–866. doi:10.1007/s00227-005-0095-1.
^ Roberto Bedini (2002). "Colour change and mimicry from juvenile to adult: Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792) (Brachyura, Xanthidae) and Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura, Portunidae)". Crustaceana. 75 (5): 703–710. doi:10.1163/156854002760202688. JSTOR 20105448.

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