''Actaea'' is a genus 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
Xanthidae
Xanthidae is a family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote is ...
, containing the following species:
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Actaea acantha''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
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Actaea allisoni''
Garth, 1985
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Actaea angusta''
Rathbun, 1898
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Actaea areolata''
(Dana, 1852)
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Actaea bifrons''
Rathbun, 1898
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Actaea bocki''
Odhner, 1925
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Actaea calculosa''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
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Actaea capricornensis''
Ward, 1933
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Actaea carcharias''
White, 1848
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Actaea catalai''
Guinot, 1976
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Actaea flosculata''
Alcock, 1898
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Actaea fragifera''
(White, 1848)
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Actaea glandifera''
Rathbun, 1914
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Actaea granulata''
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Actaea grimaldii''
Ng & Bouchet, 2015
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Actaea hieroglyphica''
Odhner, 1925
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Actaea hystrix''
Miers, 1886
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Actaea jacquelinae''
Guinot, 1976
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Actaea occidentalis''
Odhner, 1925
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Actaea peronii Actaea may refer to:
''In Greek mythology: Actaea''
''In biology'':
* ''Actaea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
* ''Actaea'' (crab), a genus of crabs
''In astronomy'':
* ''Actaea'' (moon), the moon of the trans-Neptunian object 120347 S ...
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(H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
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Actaea perspinosa''
Borradaile, 1902
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Actaea petalifera''
Odhner, 1925
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Actaea picta''
Zehntner, 1894
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Actaea polyacantha''
(Heller, 1861)
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Actaea polydora''
(Herbst, 1801)
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Actaea pura''
Stimpson, 1858
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Actaea rueppellii''
(Krauss, 1843)
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Actaea sabae''
Nobili, 1905
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Actaea savignii''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
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Actaea semblatae''
Guinot, 1976
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Actaea spinosissima''
Borradaile, 1902
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Actaea spongiosa''
(Dana, 1852)
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Actaea squamosa''
Henderson, 1893
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Actaea squamulosa''
Odhner, 1925
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Actaea tessellata''
Pocock, 1890
References
Xanthoidea
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