''Microphrys'' is a
genus
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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
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Majidae
Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 200 marine species inside 52 genera, with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a point at the front. The legs can be very long in some species, leading to the name "spider c ...
, containing the following species:.
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Microphrys aculeatus''
(Bell, 1835)
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Microphrys antillensis''
Rathbun, 1901
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Microphrys bicornutus''
(Latreille, 1825)
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Microphrys branchialis''
Rathbun, 1898
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Microphrys garthi''
(Lemos de Castro, 1953)
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Microphrys interruptus''
Rathbun, 1920
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Microphrys platysoma''
(Stimpson, 1860)
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Microphrys triangulatus''
(Lockington, 1877)
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Microphrys weddelli''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1851
References
Majoidea
Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards
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