Pleuroncodes
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Pleuroncodes is a genus of squat lobster
s in the family Galatheidae, containing the following species:
Squat lobster
Squat lobsters are decapod crustaceans of the families Galatheidae, Chirostylidae and Kiwaidae, including the common genera Galathea and Munida. They are not lobsters at all, but are more closely related to porcelain crabs, hermit crabs and then, more distantly, true crabs...
s in the family Galatheidae, containing the following species:
- Pleuroncodes monodon (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
- Pleuroncodes planipesPleuroncodes planipesPleuroncodes planipes, sometimes called the pelagic red crab , tuna crab or , is a species of squat lobster from the eastern Pacific Ocean.-Description:...
Stimpson, 1860