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Blepharipoda

Blepharipoda is a genus of mole crabs, containing the following species:Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt, 1942 Blepharipoda liberata Shen, 1949 Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840 Blepharipoda spinosa

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Blepharipoda
Blepharipoda occidentalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Blepharipodidae
Genus: Blepharipoda
Randall, 1840

Blepharipoda is a genus of mole crabs, containing the following species:1

  • Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt, 1942
  • Blepharipoda liberata Shen, 1949
  • Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840
  • Blepharipoda spinosa (H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841)

Blepharipoda liberata is harvested for food in China.2

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References

  1. Chris Boyko (2010). "Blepharipoda Randall, 1840". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  2. Zhang X, Cheng S, Zhang M. (2020). 解放眉足蟹形态性状对重量性状影响的效果分析 [Analysis of the influence of the morphological characteristics on the weight characteristics of Blepharipoda liberate (sic) Shen]. Journal of Fishery Sciences of China (in Simplified Chinese and English). 27 (1): 62–73. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1118.2020.19109 (inactive 11 July 2025). ISSN 1005-8737.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)