''Macrophthalmus holthuisi'' is a species 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 ...
in the family
Macrophthalmidae
The Macrophthalmidae are a family of crabs, comprising these subfamilies and genera:
;Ilyograpsinae Števčić, 2005
*'' Apograpsus'' Komai & Wada, 2008
*'' Ilyograpsus'' Barnard, 1955
;Macrophthalminae Dana, 1851
*'' Australoplax'' Barnes, 1966
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. It was described by Sèrene in 1973.
References
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Ocypodoidea
Crustaceans described in 1973