''Mithrax'' is a genus of
spider crab
The Majoidea are a superfamily of crabs which includes the various spider crabs.
Taxonomy
In "''A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans''" De Grave and colleagues divided Majoidea into six families:
* Family Epialti ...
s in the family
Mithracidae
Mithracidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Decapoda.
Genera
Genera:
*''Ala''
*'' Amphithrax''
*''Hemus''
*'' Maguimithrax''
*'' Microphrys''
*'' Mithraculus''
*'' Mithrax''
*'' Nemausa''
*'' Nonala''
*'' Omalacantha ...
, containing about a dozen species that exhibit wide variation in body morphology.
References
Majoidea
Decapod genera
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