''Libinia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
crabs in the family
Epialtidae
Epialtidae is a family of crabs, containing the subfamilies:
* Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
* Pisinae
Pisinae is a subfamily of crabs in the family Epialtidae, comprising the following genera:
* '' Acanthophrys'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
* '' A ...
, containing twelve extant species:
*''
Libinia bellicosa
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*''Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*''Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne-Ed ...
''
Oliviera, 1944
*''
Libinia cavirostris
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*'' Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*''Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne-E ...
''
Chace, 1942
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Libinia dubia
''Libinia dubia'', the longnose spider crab, is a species of crab in the Family (biology), family Epialtidae. It is found in shallow waters on the eastern coast of North America.
Description
The carapace of the longnose spider crab is nearly cir ...
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H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
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Libinia erinacea
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*'' Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*'' Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne- ...
''
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1879)
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Libinia emarginata
''Libinia emarginata'', the portly spider crab, common spider crab or nine-spined spider crab, is a species of stenohaline crab that lives on the Atlantic coast of North America.
Distribution
''Libinia emarginata'' occurs from Nova Scotia to ...
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Leach, 1815
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Libinia ferreirae
''Libinia ferreirae'' is a species of tropical spider crab in the family Epialtidae. It is found on the seabed in shallow waters off the Atlantic coast of South America.
Description
Like other spider crabs, ''Libinia ferreirae'' has a roughly ci ...
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De Brito Capello, 1871
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Libinia mexicana
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*'' Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*''Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne-E ...
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Rathbun, 1892
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Libinia peruana
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*'' Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*''Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne-E ...
''
Garth, 1983
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Libinia rhomboidea
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*'' Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*''Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne-E ...
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Streets, 1870
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Libinia rostrata
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*'' Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*'' Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne- ...
''
Bell, 1835
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Libinia setosa
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*'' Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*''Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne-E ...
''
Lockington, 1877
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Libinia spinosa
''Libinia spinosa'' is a majoid crab found in mud and sand bottoms of the Southwestern Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a generalist feeder on organisms such as algae, sponges, cnidarians, mollusks, polychaetes, crustaceans, and small fi ...
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H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
References
Majoidea
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