Platyxanthus crenulatus

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Platyxanthus crenulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Platyxanthidae
Genus: Platyxanthus
Species: P. crenulatus
Binomial name
Platyxanthus crenulatus
A. Milne-Edwards, 1879

Platyxanthus crenulatus is a species of crab in the family Platyxanthidae.[1]

This species has a smooth carapace. Adults are found in the sublittoral zone of the occidental Atlantic in the waters of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.[2]

References

  1. Peter Davie (2010). "Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  2. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Platyxanthus crenulatus". Species-identification.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19. 


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