''Pugettia'' is a
genus
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of
kelp
Kelps are large brown algae seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera. Despite its appearance, kelp is not a plant - it is a heterokont, a completely unrelated group of organisms.
Kelp grows in "underwat ...
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 ...
. It comprises the following species:
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Pugettia dalli''
Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
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Pugettia elongata''
Yokoya, 1933
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Pugettia gracilis''
Dana, 1851 – graceful kelp crab
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Pugettia hubbsi''
Garth, 1958
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Pugettia incisa
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
(De Haan, 1839)
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Pugettia intermedia
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
Sakai, 1938
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Pugettia kagoshimensis
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
Rathbun, 1933
*''
Pugettia leytensis
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
Rathbun, 1916
*''
Pugettia marissinica
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
Takeda & Miyake, 1972
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Pugettia mindanaoensis
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
Rathbun, 1916
*''
Pugettia minor
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
Ortmann, 1893
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Pugettia nipponensis
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
Rathbun, 1932
*''
Pugettia pellucens
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
Rathbun, 1932
*''
Pugettia producta
''Pugettia producta'', known as the northern kelp crab or shield-backed kelp crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae.
Distribution
Found along the Pacific Coast of North America from southern Alaska to northern Mexico.
Description ...
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(Randall, 1840) – northern kelp crab or shield-backed kelp crab
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Pugettia quadridens
''Pugettia'' is a genus of kelp crabs, in the family Epialtidae. It comprises the following species:
*'' Pugettia dalli'' Rathbun, 1894 – spined kelp crab
*'' Pugettia elongata'' Yokoya, 1933
*'' Pugettia gracilis'' Dana, 1851 – graceful ke ...
''
(De Haan, 1839)
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Pugettia richii''
Dana, 1851 – cryptic kelp crab
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Pugettia similis''
Rathbun, 1932
*''
Pugettia tasmanensis''
Richer de Forges, 1993
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Pugettia venetiae''
Rathbun, 1924 – Venice kelp crab
References
Majoidea
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