Summary ³

Portunus sayi, the sargassum swimming crab, is a species of pelagic crab in the family Portunidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea where it makes its home among floating mats of Sargassum seaweed. It was named in honour of the American naturalist Thomas Say.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid372814[Organism:noexp]

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