Dyspanopeus is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthoidea, comprising two species:[1]
- Dyspanopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)
- Dyspanopeus texanus (Stimpson, 1859)
| Dyspanopeus | |
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| Dyspanopeus sayi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Panopeidae |
| Genus: | Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 1986 |
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.[2]
References edit
- ^ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2012). "Dyspanopeus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ Joel W. Martin; Lawrence G. Abele (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.
External links edit
Data related to Dyspanopeus at Wikispecies
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