''Persephona'' is a genus of true crabs in the family

Leucosiidae Leucosiidae is a family of crabs containing three subfamilies and a number of genera ''incertae sedis'': ;Cryptocneminae Stimpson, 1907 * '' Cryptocnemus'' Stimpson, 1858 * '' Leucisca'' MacLeay, 1838 * '' Lissomorpha'' Ward, 1933 * '' Onych ...

. There are about 5 described species in ''Persephona''.

Species

* '' Persephona aquilonaris'' * '' Persephona crinita'' M. J. Rathbun, 1931 * '' Persephona mediterranea'' (J. F. W. Herbst, 1794) (mottled purse crab) * '' Persephona punctata'' * '' Persephona subovata''

References

* Melo, Gustavo A. S., Maria Fernanda A. Torres, and Oswaldo Campos Jr. / Paolo S. Young, ed. (1998). "Malacostraca - Eucarida, Brachyura, Dromiacea and Oxystomata". ''Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil, Série Livros no. 6'', 439-454.

External links

NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Persephona''
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