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Leptodius

Leptodius is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:Leptodius australis Ward, 1936 Leptodius davaoensis Ward, 1941 Leptodius efferens Rathbun, 1907 Leptodius exaratus Leptodius gracilis Leptodius hombronii Leptodius nigromaculatus Serene, 1962 Leptodius nudipes Leptodius philippinensis Ward, 1941 Leptodius planus Ward, 1934 Leptodius sanguineus Leptodius waialuanus Rathbun, 1906

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Leptodius
Leptodius exaratus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Xanthidae
Genus: Leptodius
A. Milne-Edwards, 1863

Leptodius is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:1

  • Leptodius australis Ward, 1936
  • Leptodius davaoensis Ward, 1941
  • Leptodius efferens Rathbun, 1907
  • Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
  • Leptodius gracilis (Dana, 1852)
  • Leptodius hombronii (Lucas, 1853)
  • Leptodius nigromaculatus Serene, 1962
  • Leptodius nudipes (Dana, 1852)
  • Leptodius philippinensis Ward, 1941
  • Leptodius planus Ward, 1934
  • Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
  • Leptodius waialuanus Rathbun, 1906
References

References

  1. Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.