Loxorhynchus
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Loxorhynchus is a genus of crab
s of the eastern Pacific Ocean
in the family Epialtidae
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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 of the eastern Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
in the family Epialtidae
Epialtidae
Epialtidae is a family of crabs, containing the subfamilies:* Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838* Pisinae Dana, 1851* Pliosomatinae Števčić, 1994* Tychinae Dana, 1851...
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Species
- Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 — masking crab or moss crab
- Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857 — sheep crab
- Loxorhynchus guinotae Hendrickx & Cervantes, 2003