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Cryptosoma

Cryptosoma is a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae, containing the following species:Cryptosoma bairdii (Stimpson, 1860) Cryptosoma balguerii (Desbonne, in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867) Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837 Cryptosoma dentatum Brullé, 1839 Cryptosoma garthi Galil & Clark, 1996 Cryptosoma orientis Adams & White, 1849 Cryptosoma pallidum Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 Cryptosoma strombi Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883

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Cryptosoma
Cryptosoma cristatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Calappidae
Genus: Cryptosoma
Brullé, 1837

Cryptosoma is a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae, containing the following species:1

  • Cryptosoma bairdii (Stimpson, 1860)
  • Cryptosoma balguerii (Desbonne, in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867)
  • Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837
  • Cryptosoma dentatum Brullé, 1839
  • Cryptosoma garthi Galil & Clark, 1996
  • Cryptosoma orientis Adams & White, 1849
  • Cryptosoma pallidum Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883
  • Cryptosoma strombi Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883
References

References

  1. P. Davie (2010). "Cryptosoma Brullé, 1837". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 6, 2010.