''Pinnotheres'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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, including the
pea crab
The pea crab, ''Pinnotheres pisum'', is a small crab in the family Pinnotheridae that lives as a parasite in oysters, clams, mussels, and other species of bivalves.
Description
Pea crabs are small crustaceans about the size of a pea or dime, wit ...
. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the
oyster crab
The oyster crab (''Zaops ostreus'') is a small, whitish or translucent crab in the family Pinnotheridae.
Ecology
It is less than half an inch across, and lives inside the gills of an oyster or a clam. It uses the oyster for protection and lives ...
and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (formerly ''P.'' ''novaezelandiae)'', the
New Zealand pea crab.
The species currently recognised in the genus ''Pinnotheres'' are:
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Pinnotheres atrinae
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Sakai, 1939
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Pinnotheres atrinicola''
Page, 1983
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Pinnotheres bidentatus''
Sakai, 1939
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Pinnotheres bipunctatus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Nicolet, 1849
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Pinnotheres boninensis
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Stimpson, 1858
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Pinnotheres borradailei''
Nobili, 1905
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Pinnotheres corbiculae''
Sakai, 1939
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Pinnotheres coutierei''
Nobili, 1905
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Pinnotheres cyclinus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Gordon, 1932
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Pinnotheres dilatatus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Shen, 1932
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Pinnotheres dofleini''
Lenz, 1914
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Pinnotheres edwardsi''
de Man, 1887
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Pinnotheres excussus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Dai, Feng, Song & Chen, 1980
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Pinnotheres globosus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846
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Pinnotheres gordonae
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Shen, 1932
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Pinnotheres guerini
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
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Pinnotheres haiyangensis
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Shen, 1932
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Pinnotheres hanumantharaoi
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Devi & Shyamasundari, 1989
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Pinnotheres hemphilli
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Rathbun, 1918
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Pinnotheres hickmani
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab
The oyster crab (''Zaops ostreus'') is ...
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(Guiler, 1950)
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Pinnotheres hirtimanus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
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Pinnotheres jamesi
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Rathbun, 1923
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Pinnotheres kamensis''
Rathbun, 1909
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Pinnotheres kutensis''
Rathbun, 1900
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Pinnotheres lanensis''
Rathbun, 1909
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Pinnotheres laquei''
Sakai, 1961
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Pinnotheres latipes
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Jacquinot ''in'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846
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Pinnotheres lithodomi''
Smith, 1870
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Pinnotheres luminatus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Dai, Feng, Song & Chen, 1980
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Pinnotheres lutescens''
Nobili, 1905
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Pinnotheres mactricola
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Alcock, 1900
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Pinnotheres maindroni''
Nobili, 1905
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Pinnotheres margaritiferae''
Laurie, 1906
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Pinnotheres nigrans
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Rathbun, 1909
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Pinnotheres obesus''
Dana, 1852
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Pinnotheres obscuridentata''
Dai & Song, 1986
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Pinnotheres obscurus''
Stimpson, 1858
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Pinnotheres onychodactylus''
Tesch, 1918
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Pinnotheres orcutti
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Rathbun, 1918
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Pinnotheres ostrea''
(Aikawa, 1933)
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Pinnotheres paralatissimus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Dai & Song, 1986
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Pinnotheres parvulus''
Stimpson, 1858
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Pinnotheres pectunculi''
Hesse, 1872
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Pinnotheres perezi''
Nobili, 1905
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Pinnotheres pholadis''
De Haan, 1835
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Pinnotheres pichilinquei''
Rathbun, 1923
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Pinnotheres pilulus''
Dai, Feng, Song & Chen, 1980
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Pinnotheres pilumnoides
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Nobili, 1905
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Pinnotheres pisum
The pea crab, ''Pinnotheres pisum'', is a small crab in the family Pinnotheridae that lives as a parasite in oysters, clams, mussels, and other species of bivalves.
Description
Pea crabs are small crustaceans about the size of a pea or dime, wit ...
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(Linnaeus, 1767)
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Pinnotheres pubescens''
(Holmes, 1894)
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Pinnotheres pugettensis''
Holmes, 1900
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Pinnotheres purpureus''
Alcock, 1900
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Pinnotheres quadratus''
Rathbun, 1909
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Pinnotheres ridgewayi
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Southwell, 1911
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Pinnotheres rouxi
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
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Pinnotheres sanguinolariae''
Pillai, 1951
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Pinnotheres sebastianensis''
(Rodrigues da Costa, 1970)
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Pinnotheres serrignathus
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Shen, 1932
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Pinnotheres shoemakeri''
Rathbun, 1918
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Pinnotheres siamensis''
Rathbun, 1909
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Pinnotheres socius
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Lanchester, 1902
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Pinnotheres taichungae''
K. Sakai, 2000
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Pinnotheres taylori
''Pinnotheres'' is a genus of crabs, including the pea crab. Many species formerly in ''Pinnotheres'' have been placed in new genera, such as ''Zaops ostreus'' (formerly ''P. ostreus''), the oyster crab and ''Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae'' (form ...
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Rathbun, 1918
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Pinnotheres tenuipes''
Borradaile, 1903
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Pinnotheres trichopus''
Tesch, 1918
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Pinnotheres tsingtaoensis''
Shen, 1932
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Pinnotheres vicajii''
Chhapgar, 1957
References
Pinnotheroidea
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