The Macrophthalmidae are 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 these subfamilies and genera:
;Ilyograpsinae
Števčić, 2005
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Apograpsus''
Komai & Wada, 2008
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Ilyograpsus''
Barnard, 1955
;Macrophthalminae
Dana, 1851
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Australoplax''
Barnes, 1966
*''
Enigmaplax''
Davie, 1993
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Hemiplax''
Heller, 1865
*''
Lutogemma''
Davie, 2008
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Macrophthalmus
''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the Inter ...
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Desmarest, 1823
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Tasmanoplax''
Barnes, 1967
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Venitus''
Barnes, 1967
;Tritodynamiinae
Števčić, 2005
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Tritodynamia''
Ortmann, 1894
References
Ocypodoidea
Decapod families
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