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Genus Pleuroncodes

Pleuroncodes planipes Stimpson - Pleuroncodes planipes Tuna crab aka as Pelagic crabs - Pleuroncodes planipes Tuna crab - Pleuroncodes planipes Tuna crab - Pleuroncodes planipes
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))
Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)
Infraorder Anomura (Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs)
Superfamily Galatheoidea
Family Munididae (Squat Lobsters)
Genus Pleuroncodes
Numbers
2 spp., one of which occasionally reaches c. & s. CA (1)
Print References
Boyd, C.M. (1967) The benthic and pelagic habitats of the red crab, Pleuroncodes planipes. Pacific Science 21(3): 394-403. (1)
Works Cited
1.The benthic and pelagic habitats of the red crab, Pleuroncodes planipes.
Boyd, C.M. 1967. Pacific Science 21(3): 394-403.