Macrocheira is a genus of crab in the superfamily Majoidea.[1] It contains the Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) as well as an extinct species, Macrocheira longirostra.[2]
| Macrocheira | |
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| Macrocheira kaempferi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Majoidea |
| Family: | Macrocheiridae Dana, 1851 |
| Genus: | Macrocheira de Haan, 1839 |
References
edit- ↑ Guinot, Danièle; Davie, Peter J.F.; Tsang, Ling Ming; Ng, Peter K.L. (15 May 2022). "Formal re-establishment of Macrocheiridae Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea) for the giant spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck, 1836) based on a reappraisal of morphological and genetic characters". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 42 (2) ruac022. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruac022 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ Ahyong, Shane T. (8 June 2022). "Macrocheira De Haan, 1839". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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