Zoosubsection

Heterotremata (Heterotrematan crabs)

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

Heterotremata is a clade of crabs, comprising those crabs in which the genital openings are on the sternum in females, but on the legs in males. It comprises 68 families in 28 superfamilies.

— Wikipedia

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: Cancroidea (Rock and horse crabs) (6)
        Superfamily: Xanthoidea (Xanthoid crabs) (1)
        Superfamily: Majoidea (Spider crabs and decorator crabs) (7)

Subtaxa

Superfamily: Cancroidea (Rock and horse crabs)

Superfamily: Xanthoidea (Xanthoid crabs)

Superfamily: Majoidea (Spider crabs and decorator crabs)

Zoosubsection

Heterotremata (Heterotrematan crabs)

Subtaxa

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