Atergatis (crab)
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Atergatis is a genus of crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...

s in the family Xanthidae
Xanthidae
Xanthidae is a family of crabs known as mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. They are often brightly coloured and are poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote is known...

, containing the following species:
  • Atergatis dentatus De Haan, 1835
  • Atergatis dilatatus De Haan, 1835
  • Atergatis floridus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Atergatis granulatus De Haan, 1889
  • Atergatis integerrimus (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Atergatis interruptus Takeda & Marumara, 1997
  • Atergatis laevigatus A. Milne Edwards, 1865
  • Atergatis latissimus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
  • Atergatis montrouzieri A. Milne Edwards, 1873
  • Atergatis nitidus A. Milne Edwards, 1865
  • Atergatis ocyroe (Herbst, 1801)
  • Atergatis obtusus A. Milne Edwards, 1865
  • Atergatis reticulatus (De Haan, 1835)
  • Atergatis roseus (Ruppell, 1830)
  • Atergatis subdentatus (De Haan, 1835)
  • Atergatis tweediei Ward, 1934


Six species are known from the fossil record, including three which are extinct.
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