Parathranites | |
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Parathranites granosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Polybiidae |
Genus: | Parathranites Miers, 1886 |
Type species | |
Lupocyclus orientalis Miers, 1886 |
Parathranites is a genus of crabs. [1] It contains the following species: [1] [2]
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