Romaleon
Romaleon is a genus of marine crabs formerly considered in the genus Cancer.[1]
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| California rock crab, Romaleon antennarium | |
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| Romaleon jordani female | |
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| Genus: | Romaleon Gistl, 1848 |
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| Romaleon gibbosulus [1] Rathbun, 1898 | |
Species
The genus, as currently circumscribed, contains seven species:[2]
- Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856
- Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
- Romaleon gibbosulum De Haan, 1833
- Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
- Romaleon luzonense Sakai 1983
- Romaleon nadaense Sakai, 1969
- Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
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References
- Carrie E. Schweitzer & Rodney M. Feldmann (2000). "Re-evaluation of the Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (Decapoda: Brachyura) including three new genera and three new species". Contributions to Zoology. 69 (4): 223–250. Also available as PDF.
- Peter K. L. Ng, Daniele Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
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