Dorippidae is a small
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...
s, containing the following genera (extinct genera marked "†"):
*† ''
Archaeocypoda''
Secretan, 1975
*† ''
Bartethusa''
Quayle & Collins, 1981
*''
Dorippe''
Weber, 1795
*''
Dorippoides''
Serène & Romimohtarto, 1969
*† ''
Eodorippe''
Glaessner, 1980
*''
Heikeopsis''
Ng, Guinot & Davie, 2008
*† ''
Hillius''
Bishop, 1983b
*''
Medorippe''
Manning & Holthuis, 1981
*''
Neodorippe''
Serène & Romimohtarto, 1969
*''
Nobilum''
Serène & Romimohtarto, 1969
*''
Paradorippe''
Serène & Romimohtarto, 1969
*''
Philippidorippe''
H. Chen, 1986
*''
Phyllodorippe''
Manning & Holthuis, 1981
*† ''
Sodakus''
Bishop, 1978
*† ''
Telamonocarcinus''
Larghi, 2004
*† ''
Tepexicarcinus''
Feldmann, Vega, Applegate & Bishop, 1998
*† ''
Titanodorippe''
Blow & Manning, 1996
Legend
In Chinese folklore, after
Guan Yu
Guan Yu (; ), courtesy name Yunchang, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Along with Zhang Fei, he shared a brotherly relationship with Liu Bei and accompanied him on ...
was killed by
Lü Meng
Lü Meng () (178 – January or February 220), courtesy name Ziming, was a Chinese military general and politician who served under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Early in his career, he fought in several ba ...
during the
Three Kingdoms period
The Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China from AD 220 to 280 following the end of the Han dynasty. This period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and followed by the Western Jin dynasty. Academically, the ...
, he transformed into the , also called the Ghost Face Crab or Human Face Crab, distinguished by its red shell resembling a human face.
References
Crabs
Decapod families
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