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Blue crab

Blue crab
Blue crab
The blue crab is a common species on the coast of São Paulo, occurring next to mangroves and estuaries. Commercially important for humans, it is also a food resource for birds and other aquatic organisms along the coast.
The blue crab is a common species on the coast of São Paulo, occurring next to mangroves and estuaries. Commercially important for humans, it is also a food resource for birds and other aquatic organisms along the coast.
Alvaro E. Migotto
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Taxa: Callinectes danae
Date: May 11, 2009, 9:19 a.m.
Place: Baía do Araçá, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Geolocation: S 23°48'48" W 45°24'24"
Alvaro E. Migotto. Blue crab. Cifonauta image database. Available at: http://cifonauta.cebimar.usp.br/media/596/ Accessed: 2024-10-14.
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References

2011 Felipelli T. Para Cetesb e prefeito de São Sebastião, Mangue do Araçá pode estar morto; ambientalistas apontam ao contrário. Imprensa Livre, url:http://www.imprensalivre.com.br/extras/top_impressao.php?edit=3&id=37874
2010 Amaral ACZ, Migotto AE, Turra A, Schaeffer-Novelli Y. Araçá: biodiversidade, impactos e ameaças. Biota Neotropica, 10(1): 219-264, url:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bn/v10n1/a22v10n1.pdf