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Sand Bubbler Crabs and Allies
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Sand Bubbler Crabs and Allies

Dotillidae

The Dotillidae are a family of crabs with 59 species, nearly half of which are in the genus Ilyoplax. The two genera Scopimera and Dotilla are collectively the sand bubbler crabs, which leave conspicuous collections of sand pellets on sandy beaches across the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific.

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7 branches of this family, most-observed first

Dotillinae

subfamilyDotillinae

Tmethypocoelis

genusTmethypocoelis

Sheniinae

subfamilySheniinae

Pseudogelasimus

genusPseudogelasimus

Potamocypoda

genusPotamocypoda

Dotillopsis

genusDotillopsis

Dotilloplax

genusDotilloplax

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