Brachyura

Alternate names: true crab

Author: unknown

Representative image using: Bythograea thermydron

MBARI 2015: D754

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Representative image using: Chionoecetes tanneri

MBARI 2003: V2358*02

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Representative image using: Stenorhynchus debilis

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Representative image using: Macroregonia macrochira

MBARI 2006: T1011-01

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Representative image using: Moloha faxoni

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Metacarcinus magister

MBARI 2009: V3442-03

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Representative image using: Cyrtomaia

MBARI 2001: T282

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Representative image using: Platymera gaudichaudii

MBARI 2015: D701

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Representative image using: Cancridae sp. 1

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Chorilia longipes

MBARI 2002: V2277-05

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Brachyura

Alternate names: true crab

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Brachyura Alternate names: true crab Author: unknown Representative image using: Bythograea thermydron MBARI 2015: D754 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chionoecetes tanneri MBARI 2003: V235802 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Stenorhynchus debilis* Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Macroregonia macrochira MBARI 2006: T1011-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Moloha faxoni MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Metacarcinus magister MBARI 2009: V3442-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Cyrtomaia MBARI 2001: T282 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Platymera gaudichaudii MBARI 2015: D701 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Cancridae sp. 1 MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chorilia longipes MBARI 2002: V2277-05 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Arthropoda (phylum) Crustacea (subphylum) Malacostraca (class) Eumalacostraca (subclass) Eucarida (superorder) Decapoda (order) Brachyura (infraorder) Bythograeoidea (superfamily) Calappoidea (superfamily) Cancroidea (superfamily) Homoloidea (superfamily) Majoidea (superfamily) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Brachyura (unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Brachyura. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-04-03.
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