Marratha angusta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Xanthidae |
Genus: | Marratha Ng & Clark, 2003 |
Species: | M. angusta |
Binomial name | |
Marratha angusta (Rathbun, 1906) |
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Synonyms | |
Cycloxanthops angustus Rathbun, 1906 |
Marratha angusta is a species of crabs in the family Xanthidae, the only species in the genus Marratha.[1] It was originally described as Cycloxanthops angustus by Mary J. Rathbun in 1906, but was moved to a new genus in 2003; the name of the genus, Marratha is an "arbitrary abbreviation" of Rathbun's name.[2] It has been recorded from the Amirante Islands (Seychelles), Hawaii and the South China Sea.[2]
External identifiers for Marratha | |
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EOL | 12169985 |
WoRMS | 444292 |