''Porcellana'' is a
genus of
decapod crustaceans in the widespread
family Porcellanidae, the
porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true
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. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* ''
Porcellana africana''
Chace, 1956
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Porcellana cancrisocialis
''Porcellana'' is a genus of Decapoda, decapod crustaceans in the widespread family (biology), family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* ''Por ...
''
Glassell, 1936
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Porcellana caparti
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
Chace, 1956
* ''
Porcellana corbicola''
Haig, 1960
* ''
Porcellana curvifrons''
Yang & Sun, 1990
* ''
Porcellana elegans''
Chace, 1956
* ''
Porcellana foresti
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
Chace, 1956
* ''
Porcellana habei
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
Miyake, 1961
* ''
Porcellana hancocki
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
Glassell, 1938
* ''
Porcellana lillyae
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
Lemaitre & Campos, 2000
* ''
Porcellana paguriconviva
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
Glassell, 1936
* ''
Porcellana persica
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
Haig, 1966
* ''
Porcellana platycheles
''Porcellana platycheles'', the broad-clawed porcelain crab, is a species of porcelain crab from the family Porcellanidae. It is found on the coasts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea
Description
''Porcellana platychele ...
''
(Pennant, 1777)
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Porcellana pulchra
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
Stimpson, 1858
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Porcellana sayana
''Porcellana sayana'' is a species of porcelain crab that lives in the western Atlantic Ocean, often as a commensal of hermit crabs. It is red with white spots, and has a characteristic bulge behind each claw.
Distribution
''Porcellana sayana'' ...
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(Leach, 1820)
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Porcellana sigsbeiana
''Porcellana'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* '' Porcellana africana'' Cha ...
''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
References
Porcelain crabs
Decapod genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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