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Genus of crabs

Dyspanopeus
Dyspanopeus sayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Panopeidae
Genus: Dyspanopeus
Martin & Abele, 1986

Dyspanopeus is a genus of crabs in the family Panopeidae, comprising two species:

Both species were formerly included in the genus Panopeus, but were separated off into a segregate genus in 1986, based on the form of their pleopods, which differ markedly from those in Panopeus and other genera.

References

  1. De Grave, Sammy (11 November 2019). "Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 1986". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. Martin, Joel W.; Abele, Lawrence G. (1986). "Notes on male pleopod morphology in the brachyuran crab family Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893, sensu Guinot (1978) (Decapoda)". Crustaceana. 50 (2): 182–198. doi:10.1163/156854086X00205. JSTOR 20104136.
Taxon identifiers
Dyspanopeus


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