Notomithrax
Encyclopedia
Notomithrax is a genus of crab
s of the family
Majidae
, containing four 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 of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Majidae
Majidae
Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 700 marine species with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a point at the front. The legs can be very long in some species, leading to the name "spider crab"...
, containing four species:
- Notomithrax minor (Filhol, 1885)
- Notomithrax spinosus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
- Notomithrax peronii (Miers, 1879)
- Notomithrax ursusNotomithrax ursusNotomithrax ursus is a spider crab of the family Majidae, found in south east Australia and New Zealand. Males grow to a carapace width of , and a carapace length of , while females reach by . They are typically found among seaweed in rockpools, and are themselves usually covered in seaweed....
(Herbst, 1788)