Cryptosoma
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Cryptosoma is a genus of crab
s in the family Calappidae
, containing the following species:
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 Calappidae
Calappidae
Calappidae is a family of crabs containing 16 genera, of which 7 are only known as fossils:*Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871*Calappa Weber, 1795*† Calappella Rathbun, 1919*† Calappilia A. Milne-Edwards, 1873*Calappula Galil, 1997...
, containing the following species:
- Cryptosoma bairdii (Stimpson, 1860)
- Cryptosoma balguerii (Desbonne, in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867)
- Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837
- Cryptosoma dentatum Brullé, 1839
- Cryptosoma garthi Galil & Clark, 1996
- Cryptosoma orientis Adams & White, 1849
- Cryptosoma pallidum Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883
- Cryptosoma strombi Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883