''Macrophthalmus japonicus'', the Japanese mud crab, is a species of sentinel crab in the family Macrophthalmidae found in

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

. The taxon was described by

Wilhem de Haan Wilhem de Haan (7 February 1801 in Amsterdam – 15 April 1855 in Leiden) was a Dutch zoologist. He specialised in the study of insects and crustaceans, and was the first keeper of invertebrates at the Rijksmuseum in Leiden, now Naturalis. He was ...

in 1835.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q11086337 Ocypodoidea Crustaceans described in 1835