Echinoecus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Superfamily: | Pilumnoidea |
Family: | Pilumnidae |
Genus: |
Echinoecus Rathbun, 1894 |
Type species | |
Echinoecus pentagonus Rathbun, 1894 |
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Synonyms | |
Proechinoecus Ward, 1934 |
Proechinoecus Ward, 1934
Echinoecus is a genus of crabs that live in association with sea urchins. Formerly considered monotypic, the genus is now thought to contain three species: