Family

Panopeidae (Mud crabs)

Lophopanopeus bellus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Panopeidae is a family containing 25 genera of morphologically similar crabs, often known as “mud crabs”. Their centers of diversity are the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
        Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
        Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
        Infraorder: Brachyura (True crabs)
        Zoosection: Eubrachyura (Eubrachyuran crabs)
        Zoosubsection: Heterotremata (Heterotrematan crabs)
        Superfamily: Xanthoidea (Xanthoid crabs)
        Family: Panopeidae (Mud crabs)
        Genus: Lophopanopeus (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Lophopanopeus

Family

Panopeidae (Mud crabs)

Subtaxa

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