Biology:Menippe (genus)

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Short description: Genus of crabs

Menippe
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Menippidae
Genus: Menippe
De Haan, 1833
Species[1]

Menippe adina
Menippe frontalis
Menippe hirtipes
Menippe mercenaria
Menippe nodifrons
Menippe obtusa
Menippe rumphii

Menippe is a genus of true crabs. One of the best known species is the Florida stone crab. Most of the species of this genus are found in the Atlantic Ocean.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6497159 entry