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Polybius dioscurus

Polybius dioscurus, the Atlantic grey swimming crab, is a small, shallow-water crab in the family Polybiidae. P. dioscurus is a northeast Atlantic species.

Last revised
Aug 6, 2026
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Length
128 w
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Source
Polybius dioscurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Polybiidae
Genus: Polybius
Species:
P. dioscurus
Binomial name
Polybius dioscurus
García-Raso, d'Udekem d'Acoz, Moukrim, Schubart & Cuesta, 2024 1

Polybius dioscurus, the Atlantic grey swimming crab, is a small, shallow-water crab in the family Polybiidae.1 P. dioscurus is a northeast Atlantic species.2

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  1. De Grave, Sammy (6 May 2024). "Polybius dioscurus García-Raso, d'Udekem d'Acoz, Moukrim, Schubart & Cuesta, 2024". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  2. García-Raso, E.; d'Udekem d'Acoz, C.; Moukrim, A.; Schubart, C.D.; Cuesta, J.A. (2024). A new cryptic species of Polybiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunoidea) from the East Atlantic, with considerations on the genus Polybius. European Journal of Taxonomy. 930: 277-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2501