Cancer (genus)
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This article is about the crab genus Cancer. For other meanings of "Cancer", see Cancer (disambiguation).
Cancer is a genus of marine crabs, including familiar crabs of the littoral zone, such as the Dungeness crab and the edible crab.
[edit] Species
- Cancer amphioetus M. J. Rathbun, 1898
- Cancer antennarius Stimpson, 1856
- Cancer anthonyi M. J. Rathbun, 1897
- Cancer ellanius Linnaeus, 1758
- Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 — Jonah crab
- Cancer branneri M. J. Rathbun, 1926
- Cancer gracilis Dana, 1852
- Cancer irroratus Say, 1817
- Cancer jordani M. J. Rathbun, 1900
- Cancer macrophthalmus (M. J. Rathbun, 1906)
- Cancer novaezealandiae (Jacquinot, 1853) — pie crust crab
- Cancer magister Dana, 1852 — Dungeness crab
- Cancer oregonensis (Dana, 1852)
- Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 — edible crab
- Cancer productus J. W. Randall, 1840
