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Latreilliidae

Latreilliidae
Eplumula phalangium 02.jpg
Eplumula phalangium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Homoloidea
Family: Latreilliidae
Stimpson, 1858
Genera

Latreilliidae is a small family of crabs. They are relatively small, long-legged crabs found on soft bottoms at depths of up 700 metres (2,300 ft) in mostly tropical and subtemperate waters around the world. The family and its type genus are named after Pierre André Latreille. It comprises seven extant species.


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