Glebocarcinus
Encyclopedia
Glebocarcinus is a genus
of crab
s formerly included in the genus Cancer
, containing two species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s formerly included in the genus Cancer
Cancer (genus)
Cancer is a genus of marine crabs in the family Cancridae. It includes 8 extant species and 3 extinct species, including familiar crabs of the littoral zone, such as the European edible crab , the Jonah crab and the red rock crab...
, containing two species:
- Glebocarcinus oregonensis (Dana, 1852)
- Glebocarcinus amphioetus (Rathbun, 1898)