Allopetrolisthes
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Allopetrolisthes is a genus of porcelain crab
s, comprising three species:
Porcelain crab
Porcelain crabs are decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, which superficially resemble true crabs. They are typically less than wide, and have flattened bodies as an adaptation for living in rock crevices...
s, comprising three species:
- Allopetrolisthes angulosus (Guérin, 1835)
- Allopetrolisthes punctatus (Guérin, 1835)
- Allopetrolisthes spinifronsAllopetrolisthes spinifronsAllopetrolisthes spinifrons is a species of porcelain crab. It displays "hypercarcinisation", whereby the resemblance to a true crab is enhanced by sexual dimorphism of the abdomen. It lives along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile, as a symbiont of a sea anemone.-Description:Allopetrolisthes...
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)