Romaleon

Romaleon is a genus of marine crabs formerly considered in the genus Cancer.[1]

Romaleon
California rock crab, Romaleon antennarium
Romaleon jordani female
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Romaleon

Gistl, 1848
Type species
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

  1. 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.
  2. 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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