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Parthenopoidea
Parthenopidae is a family of crabs, placed in its own Superfamily (taxonomy), superfamily, Parthenopoidea. It comprises nearly 40 genera, divided into two subfamilies, with three genera ''incertae sedis'': ;Daldorfiinae Ng & Rodríguez, 1986 *''Daldorfia'' Rathbun, 1904 *''Niobafia'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 *''Olenorfia'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 *''Thyrolambrus'' Rathbun, 1894 ;Parthenopinae MacLeay, 1838 *† ''Acantholambrus'' Blow & Manning, 1996 *''Agolambrus'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 *''Aulacolambrus'' Paul'son, 1875 *† ''Bittnerilia'' De Angeli & Garassino, 2003 *''Celatopesia'' Chiong & Ng, 1998 *''Certolambrus'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 2003 *''Costalambrus'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 *''Cryptopodia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834 *''Derilambrus'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 *''Distolambrus'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 *''Enoplolambrus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1878 *''Furtipodia'' S. H. Tan & Ng, 2003 *''Garthambrus'' Ng, 1996 *''Heterocrypta'' Stimpson, 1871 *''Hispidolambrus'' McLay & S. H. Tan, 2009 *''Hypolambr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the world's oceans, in freshwater, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and have a single pair of pincers. They first appeared during the Jurassic Period. Description Crabs are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, composed primarily of highly mineralized chitin, and armed with a pair of chelae (claws). Crabs vary in size from the pea crab, a few millimeters wide, to the Japanese spider crab, with a leg span up to . Several other groups of crustaceans with similar appearances – such as king crabs and porcelain crabs – are not true crabs, but have evolved features similar to true crabs through a process known as carcinisation. Environment Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans, as well as in fresh w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sharp Macleay
William Sharp Macleay or McLeay (21 July 1792 – 26 January 1865) was a British civil servant and entomologist. He was a prominent promoter of the Quinarian system of classification. After graduating, he worked for the British embassy in Paris, following his interest in natural history at the same time, publishing essays on insects and corresponding with Charles Darwin. Macleay moved to Havana, Cuba, where he was, in turn, commissioner of arbitration, commissary judge, and then judge. Retiring from this work, he emigrated to Australia, where he continued to collect insects and studied marine natural history. Early life Macleay was born in London, eldest son of Alexander Macleay, who named him for his then business partner, fellow wine merchant William Sharp. He attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with honours in 1814. He was then appointed attaché to the British embassy at Paris, and secretary to the board for liquidating British claims on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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