Eriphiidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
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, comprising three genera:
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Eriphia
''Eriphia'' is a genus of marine Crustacean, crustaceans in the family ''Eriphiidae'', commonly known as Sea spider, sea spiders (or pycnogonids). The genus is widely distributed in the world's oceans and includes both Pelagic zone, pelagic (open ...
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Latreille, 1817
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Eriphides''
Rathbun, 1897
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Globopilumnus''
Balss, 1933
References
Eriphioidea
Decapod families
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