Lachnopodus
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Lachnopodus 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:
  • Lachnopodus bidentatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)
  • Lachnopodus gibsonhilli (Tweedie, 1950)
  • Lachnopodus ponapensis (Rathbun, 1907)
  • Lachnopodus rodgersi Stimpson, 1858
  • Lachnopodus subacutus (Stimpson, 1858)
  • Lachnopodus tahitensis De Man, 1889
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