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Eubrachyuran Crabs
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Eubrachyuran Crabs

Eubrachyura

Eubrachyura is a group of crustaceans (ranked as a "section") comprising the more advanced crabs. It is divided into two subsections, based on the position of the genital openings in the two sexes. In the Heterotremata, the openings are on the legs in the males, but on the sternum in females, while in the Thoracotremata, the openings are on the sternum in both sexes. This contrasts with the situation in other decapods, in which the genital...

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2 branches of this group, most-observed first

Heterotrematan Crabs

zoosubsectionHeterotremata

Thoracotrematan Crabs

zoosubsectionThoracotremata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 706185.