''Macropodia'' 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 ...
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, belonging to the
family
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Inachidae
Inachidae is a family of crabs, containing 39 genera:
*'' Achaeopsis'' Stimpson, 1857
*'' Achaeus'' Leach, 1815
*'' Anisonotus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
*'' Anomalothir'' Miers, 1879
*'' Bothromaia'' Williams & Moffitt, 1991
*'' Calypsachaeus'' ...
.
It contains the following species:
*''
Macropodia cirripilus''
Kensley, 1980
*''
Macropodia czernjawskii''
(Brandt, 1880)
*''
Macropodia deflexa''
Forest, 1978
*''
Macropodia doracis''
Manning & Holthuis, 1981
*''
Macropodia falcifera''
(Stimpson, 1857)
*''
Macropodia formosa''
Rathbun, 1911
*''
Macropodia gilsoni''
(Capart, 1951)
*''
Macropodia hesperiae''
Manning & Holthuis, 1981
*''
Macropodia intermedia''
Bouvier, 1940
*''
Macropodia linaresi''
Forest & Zariquiey Alvarez, 1964
*''
Macropodia longicornis''
A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1899
*''
Macropodia longipes''
(A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1899)
*''
Macropodia longirostris''
(Fabricius, 1775)
*''
Macropodia macrocheles''
(A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898)
*''
Macropodia parva''
Van Noort & Adema, 1985
*''
Macropodia rostrata
''Macropodia rostrata'', common names, the common spider crab, long-legged spider crab, long-legged crab, is a species of marine crab in the family Inachidae. The Macropodia Rostrata visually mimics many other types of small crabs with the exce ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1761)
*''
Macropodia spinulosa''
(Miers, 1881)
*''
Macropodia straeleni''
Capart, 1951
*''
Macropodia tenuirostris''
(Leach, 1814)
*''
Macropodia trigonus''
Richer de Forges, 1993
References
Majoidea
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