''Macrophthalmus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 which are widespread across the

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

. It contains the following species (arranged into

subgenera In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...

): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophthalmus dentatus'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus punctulatus'' Miers, 1884 ;Subgenus ''Euplax'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1852 *'' Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1852 *'' Macrophthalmus dagohoyi'' Mendoza & Ng, 2007 ;Subgenus ''Hemiplax'' Heller, 1865 *''

Macrophthalmus hirtipes The stalk-eyed mud crab, ''Macrophthalmus hirtipes'', is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Macrophthalmidae, endemic to New Zealand including Campbell Island. It grows to around shell width. It is either the only species in the subgenus ' ...

'' (Jacquinot ''in'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) ;Subgenus ''Macrophthalmus'' Desmarest, 1823 *'' Macrophthalmus abbreviatus'' Manning & Holthuis, 1981 *'' Macrophthalmus banzai'' Wada & K. Sakai, 1989 *'' Macrophthalmus brevis'' (Herbst, 1804) *''

Macrophthalmus ceratophorus ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophth ...

'' Sakai, 1969 *''

Macrophthalmus consobrinus ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophth ...

'' Nobili, 1906 *''

Macrophthalmus convexus ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophth ...

'' Stimpson, 1858 *''

Macrophthalmus crassipes ''Macrophthalmus crassipes'' is a species of sentinel crab in the family Macrophthalmidae, found around China, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, and the Caroline Islands. In Australia it is found from north Western Australia through to New South ...

'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1852 *''

Macrophthalmus darwinensis ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophth ...

'' Barnes, 1971 *''

Macrophthalmus gallardoi ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophth ...

'' Serène, 1971 *''

Macrophthalmus graeffei ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophth ...

'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 *''

Macrophthalmus grandidieri ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophthalm ...

'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 *''

Macrophthalmus hilgendorfi ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophthalm ...

'' Tesch, 1915 *''

Macrophthalmus laevimanus ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophthalm ...

'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1852 *'' Macrophthalmus latipes'' Borradaile, 1902 *'' Macrophthalmus malaccensis'' Tweedie, 1937 *'' Macrophthalmus microfylacas'' Nagai, Watanabe & Naruse, 2006 *'' Macrophthalmus milloti'' Crosnier, 1965 *'' Macrophthalmus parvimanus'' Guérin, 1834 *'' Macrophthalmus philippinensis'' Serène, 1971 *'' Macrophthalmus sandakani'' Rathbun, 1907 *'' Macrophthalmus serenei'' Takeda & Komai, 1991 *'' Macrophthalmus sulcatus'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1852 *'' Macrophthalmus telescopicus'' Owen, 1839 *'' Macrophthalmus tomentosus'' Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842 *'' Macrophthalmus transversus'' (Latreille, 1817) ;Subgenus ''Mareotis'' Barnes, 1967 *'' Macrophthalmus abercrombiei'' Barnes, 1966 *'' Macrophthalmus crinitus'' Rathbun, 1913 *'' Macrophthalmus definitus'' Adams & White, 1849 *'' Macrophthalmus depressus'' Rüppell, 1830 *'' Macrophthalmus frequens'' Tai & Song, 1984 *''

Macrophthalmus japonicus ''Macrophthalmus japonicus'', the Japanese mud crab, is a species of sentinel crab in the family Macrophthalmidae found in Asia. The taxon was described by Wilhem de Haan Wilhem de Haan (7 February 1801 in Amsterdam – 15 April 1855 in Leide ...

'' (De Haan, 1835) *?'' Macrophthalmus laevis'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 *'' Macrophthalmus pacificus'' Dana, 1851 *'' Macrophthalmus teschi'' Kemp, 1919 *'' Macrophthalmus tjiljapensis'' Pretzmann, 1974 *'' Macrophthalmus tomentosus'' Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842 *'' Macrophthalmus setosus'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1852 ;Subgenus ''Paramareotis'' Komai, Goshima & Murai, 1995 *'' Macrophthalmus boteltobagoe'' Sakai, 1939 *'' Macrophthalmus erato'' De Man, 1888 *'' Macrophthalmus holthuisi'' Serène, 1973 *'' Macrophthalmus quadratus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 ;Subgenus ''Tasmanoplax'' Barnes, 1967 *'' Macrophthalmus latifrons'' Barnes, 1967 ;Subgenus ''Venitus'' Barnes, 1967 *'' Macrophthalmus barnesi'' Serène, 1971 *'' Macrophthalmus dentipes'' Lucas ''in'' Guérin-Méneville, 1836 *'' Macrophthalmus gastrodes'' Kemp, 1915 *'' Macrophthalmus latreillei'' (Desmarest, 1822) *'' Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1852 *'' Macrophthalmus serratus'' Adams & White, 1849 *'' Macrophthalmus vietnamensis'' Serène, 1971

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