''Pilumnoides'' is a genus 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 in the family
Pilumnoididae
Pilumnoididae is a family of crabs containing the genera ''Pilumnoides
''Pilumnoides'' is a genus of crabs in the family Pilumnoididae. The genus was erected by Hippolyte Lucas in 1844. It contains the following species:
*'' Pilumnoides coelho ...
. The genus was erected by
Hippolyte Lucas
Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas (17 January 1814 – 5 July 1899) was a French entomologist.
Lucas was an assistant-natural history, naturalist at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. From 1839 to 1842 he studied fauna as part of the scientific com ...
in 1844.
It contains the following species:
*''
Pilumnoides coelhoi''
Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 –
Abrolhos Archipelago
The Abrolhos Archipelago () are a group of 5 small islands with coral reefs off the southern coast of Bahia state in the northeast of Brazil, between 17º25’—18º09’ S and 38º33’—39º05’ W. Caravelas is the nearest town. Their name c ...
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Pilumnoides hassleri''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 – Atlantic coast of South America
*''
Pilumnoides inglei''
Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 – south coast of England
*''
Pilumnoides monodi''
Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 –
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
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Pilumnoides nudifrons''
(Stimpson, 1871) –
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
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Pilumnoides perlatus''
(Poeppig, 1836) – Pacific coast of South America
*''
Pilumnoides rotundus''
Garth, 1940 – Pacific coast of the Neotropics
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Pilumnoides rubus''
Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 – south-western Africa
References
Crabs
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