''Porcellana'' is a
genus
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of
decapod crustacean
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s in the widespread
family
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Porcellanidae, the
porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true
crab
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s. The genus ''Porcellana'' includes the following species:
* ''
Porcellana africana''
Chace, 1956
* ''
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
* ''
Porcellana caparti''
Chace, 1956
* ''
Porcellana corbicola''
Haig, 1960
* ''
Porcellana curvifrons''
Yang & Sun, 1990
* ''
Porcellana elegans''
Chace, 1956
* ''
Porcellana foresti''
Chace, 1956
* ''
Porcellana habei''
Miyake, 1961
* ''
Porcellana hancocki''
Glassell, 1938
* ''
Porcellana lillyae''
Lemaitre & Campos, 2000
* ''
Porcellana paguriconviva''
Glassell, 1936
* ''
Porcellana persica''
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)
* ''
Porcellana pulchra''
Stimpson, 1858
* ''
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'' ...
''
(Leach, 1820)
* ''
Porcellana sigsbeiana''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
References
Porcelain crabs
Decapod genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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