WoRMS taxon details
Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)
107398 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107398)
accepted
Species
Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer velutinus Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Liocarcinus puber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Polybius (Necora) puber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus puber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107398 on 2025-04-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer velutinus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011 [details]
original description (of Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring data in function of wind energy development in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring data in function of wind energy development in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Greece (Nation) : Other [details]Unreviewed
Classification Necoras is considered as a subspecies, included in Polybius (Genus) by d'Udekem d'Acoz [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Basque | nekora | [details] |
| Catalan | nècora | [details] |
| Dutch | spanjoolfluwelen zwemkrab | [details] |
| English | velvet swimming crabvelvet swimcrabvelvet fiddlervelvet crabdevil crab | [details] |
| French | etrille de sableétrille communeetrille communeetrille [from synonym] | [details] |
| Galician | nécora | [details] |
| German | Wollige SchwimmkrabbeSamtkrabbe | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χνουδοκάβουρας | [details] |
| Norwegian | fløyelskrabbe | [details] |
| Portuguese | navalheira | [details] |
| Spanish | nécora | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (124 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (287 publications) (from synonym Portunus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Liocarcinus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Necora puber)
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 138 proteins) (from synonym Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 138 proteins) (from synonym Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767)
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 138 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Liocarcinus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To PESI (from synonym Polybius (Necora) puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (24 records)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (124 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (287 publications) (from synonym Portunus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Liocarcinus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Necora puber)
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 138 proteins) (from synonym Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 138 proteins) (from synonym Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767)
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 138 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Liocarcinus puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To PESI (from synonym Polybius (Necora) puber (Linnaeus, 1767))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (24 records)
