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''Armases'' is a genus of
true 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
Sesarmidae The Sesarmidae are a family of crabs, previously included in the Grapsidae by many authors. Several species, namely in '' Geosesarma'', ''Metopaulias'', and ''Sesarma'', are true terrestrial crabs. They do not need to return to the sea even for ...
. There are about 13 described species in ''Armases''.


Species

These 13 species belong to the genus ''Armases'': * '' Armases americanum'' (Saussure, 1858) * '' Armases angustipes'' (Dana, 1852) * '' Armases angustum'' (Smith, 1870) * '' Armases benedicti'' (M. J. Rathbun, 1897) * '' Armases cinereum'' (Bosc, 1802) (squareback marsh crab) * '' Armases elegans'' (Herklots, 1851) * '' Armases gorei'' (Abele, 1981) * '' Armases magdalenense'' (Rathbun, 1918) * '' Armases miersii'' (M. J. Rathbun, 1897) * '' Armases occidentale'' (Smith, 1870) * '' Armases ricordi'' (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) * '' Armases roberti'' (H.Milne Edwards, 1853) * '' Armases rubripes'' (Rathbun, 1897)


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External links

* Decapods Articles created by Qbugbot {{crab-stub