''Microcassiope'' is a genus of
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...
s in the family
Xanthidae
Xanthidae is a family (biology), family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for wh ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Microcassiope granulimana''
(Stimpson, 1871)
* ''
Microcassiope minor''
(Dana, 1852)
* ''
Microcassiope orientalis''
Takeda & Miyake, 1969
* ''
Microcassiope taboguillensis''
(Rathbun, 1907)
* ''
Microcassiope xantusii''
(Stimpson, 1871)
References
Xanthidae
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