''Microphrys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
in the
family
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Majidae
Majidae is a family (biology), family of crabs, comprising around 200 Ocean, marine species inside 52 genera, with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a point at the front. The arthropod leg, legs can be very long in some ...
, containing the following species:.
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Microphrys aculeatus''
(Bell, 1835)
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Microphrys antillensis''
Rathbun, 1901
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Microphrys bicornutus''
(Latreille, 1825)
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Microphrys branchialis''
Rathbun, 1898
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Microphrys garthi''
(Lemos de Castro, 1953)
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Microphrys interruptus''
Rathbun, 1920
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Microphrys platysoma''
(Stimpson, 1860)
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Microphrys triangulatus''
(Lockington, 1877)
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Microphrys weddelli''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1851
References
Majoidea
Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards
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