Pisidia (genus)
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Pisidia is a genus
of marine
porcelain crab
s, formerly included in Porcellana
, comprising the following species:
Genus
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of marine
Marine (ocean)
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porcelain crab
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, formerly included in Porcellana
Porcellana
Porcellana is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs...
, comprising the following species:
- Pisidia bluteli (Risso, 1816)
- Pisidia brasiliensis Haig, 1968
- Pisidia dehaanii (Krauss, 1843)
- Pisidia delagoae (Barnard, 1955)
- Pisidia dispar (Stimpson, 1858)
- Pisidia gordoni (Johnson, 1970)
- Pisidia inaequalis (Heller, 1861)
- Pisidia longicornisPisidia longicornisPisidia longicornis, the long-clawed porcelain crab, is a species of porcelain crab that lives in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. It varies from reddish to white, and grows to a carapace width of . It was first named by Carl Linnaeus in 1767, although the etymology remains...
(Linnaeus, 1767) - Pisidia longimana (Risso, 1816)
- Pisidia magdalenensis (Glassell, 1936)
- Pisidia serratifrons (Stimpson, 1858)
- Pisidia streptocheles (Stimpson, 1858)
- Pisidia striata Yang & Sun, 1990
- Pisidia variabilis (Yang & Sun, 1985)