''Acanthonyx'' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
s, in the
family
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Epialtidae
Epialtidae is a family of crabs, containing the subfamilies:
* Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
* Pisinae
Pisinae is a subfamily of crabs in the family Epialtidae, comprising the following genera:
* '' Acanthophrys'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
* '' Ana ...
. Species so far known include:
* ''
Acanthonyx consobrinus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1862
* ''
Acanthonyx dentatus''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
* ''
Acanthonyx depressifrons''
Manning & Holthuis, 1981
* ''
Acanthonyx dissimulatus''
Coelho, 1993
* ''
Acanthonyx elongatus''
Miers, 1877
* ''
Acanthonyx euryseroche''
Griffin & Tranter, 1986
* ''
Acanthonyx formosa''
Wu, Yu & Ng, 1999
* ''
Acanthonyx inglei''
Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1988
* ''
Acanthonyx limbatus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1862
* ''
Acanthonyx lunulatus''
(Risso, 1816)
* ''
Acanthonyx minor''
Manning & Holthuis, 1981
* ''
?Acanthonyx nodulosa''
(Dana, 1852)
* ''
Acanthonyx petiverii''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
* ''
Acanthonyx quadridentatus''
Krauss, 1843
* ''
Acanthonyx sanctaehelenae''
Chace, 1966
* ''
Acanthonyx scutellatus''
MacLeay, 1838
* ''
Acanthonyx scutiformis''
(Dana, 1851)
* ''
Acanthonyx undulatus
''Acanthonyx'' is a genus of crabs, in the family Epialtidae
Epialtidae is a family of crabs, containing the subfamilies:
* Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
* Pisinae
Pisinae is a subfamily of crabs in the family Epialtidae, comprising the follo ...
''
Barnard, 1947
References
Majoidea
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