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Brachynotus

Brachynotus is a genus of crabs, comprising the following species:Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957 Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968 Brachynotus gemmellari (Rizza, 1839) Brachynotus gemmellaroi (Rizza, 1839) Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827) Brachynotus spinosus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)

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Brachynotus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Varunidae
Genus: Brachynotus
De Haan, 1833

Brachynotus is a genus of crabs, comprising the following species:1

  • Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957
  • Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968
  • Brachynotus gemmellari (Rizza, 1839)
  • Brachynotus gemmellaroi (Rizza, 1839)
  • Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827)
  • Brachynotus spinosus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)
References

References

  1. Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2012). "Brachynotus De Haan, 1833". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 6, 2012.