''Matuta'' is a genus 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 in the family
Matutidae
Matutidae is a family (biology), family of crabs, sometimes called ''moon crabs'', adaptation, adapted for swimming or digging. They differ from the swimming crabs of the family Portunidae in that all five pairs of arthropod leg, legs are flatten ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Matuta circulifera''
Miers, 1880
* ''
Matuta inermis''
Brocchi, 1883
* ''
Matuta planipes''
Fabricius, 1798
* ''
Matuta purnama''
Lai & Galil, 2007
* ''
Matuta victor
''Matuta victor'', also known as the common moon crab, is a species of crab belonging to the family Matutidae. It is a medium-sized coastal crab, native to the warm beaches of the Indo-Pacific. It has also been introduced to the Mediterranean Sea ...
''
(Fabricius, 1781)
References
Calappoidea
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