The Macrophthalmidae, commonly referred to as sentinel crabs, are a
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, comprising these subfamilies and genera:
;Ilyograpsinae
Števčić, 2005
*''
Apograpsus''
Komai & Wada, 2008
*''
Ilyograpsus''
Barnard, 1955
;Macrophthalminae
Dana, 1851
*''
Australoplax''
Barnes, 1966
*''
Enigmaplax''
Davie, 1993
*''
Hemiplax''
Heller, 1865
*''
Lutogemma''
Davie, 2008
*''
Macrophthalmus''
Desmarest, 1823
*''
Tasmanoplax''
Barnes, 1967
*''
Venitus''
Barnes, 1967
;Tritodynamiinae
Števčić, 2005
*''
Tritodynamia''
Ortmann, 1894
References
Ocypodoidea
Decapod families
{{Ocypodoidea-stub