Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Hymenosomatidae



(See list of species below)



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35 species
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Amarinus pristes
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Chartocinus rarus
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Crustaenia palawanensis
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Elamena globosa
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Elamena longirostris
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Elamena mathoei
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Elamena mendosa
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Elamena momona
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Elamena nara
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Elamena similis
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Elamena sindensis
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Elamena sira
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Elamena truncata
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Elamena vesca
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Elamenopsis gracilipes
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Elamenopsis lineata
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Elamenopsis rotunda
[Circular false spider crab]
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Halicarcinus bedfordi
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Halicarcinus coralicola
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Halicarcinus filholi
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Halicarcinus keijibabai
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Halicarcinus planatus
[Flattened crab]
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Hymenosoma depressum
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Micas falcipes
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Micas minutus
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Neohymenicus pubescens
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Neorhynchoplax aspinifera
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Neorhynchoplax chipolini
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Neorhynchoplax elongata
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Neorhynchoplax euryrostris
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Neorhynchoplax kempi
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Neorhynchoplax mangalis
[Mangrove false spider crab]
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Odiomaris estuarius
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Odiomaris pilosus
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Trigonoplax unguiformis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amarinus pristes Western Central Pacific 2004
Chartocinus rarus Western Central Pacific 2022
Crustaenia palawanensis Western Central Pacific 1971
Elamena globosa Western Central Pacific 1991
Elamena longirostris Western Central Pacific 1885
Elamena mathoei Indo-Pacific. 1823
Elamena mendosa Western Central Pacific 1991
Elamena momona Western Central Pacific 1975
Elamena nara Western Central Pacific 2019
Elamena similis Western Central Pacific 2019
Elamena sindensis Indian Ocean. 1900
Elamena sira Western Central Pacific 2019
Elamena truncata Indo-West Pacific. 1858
Elamena vesca Western Central Pacific. 1996
Elamenopsis gracilipes Western Central Pacific. 2019
Elamenopsis lineata Western Central Pacific 1873
Elamenopsis rotunda Circular false spider crab Western Central Pacific 2007
Halicarcinus bedfordi Western Central Pacific 1931
Halicarcinus coralicola Western Central Pacific 1909
Halicarcinus filholi Western Central Pacific 1887
Halicarcinus keijibabai Western Central Pacific. 1971
Halicarcinus planatus Flattened crab Southern Ocean. 1775
Hymenosoma depressum Southwest Pacific 1846
Micas falcipes Western Central Pacific. 1996
Micas minutus Western Central Pacific. 1873
Neohymenicus pubescens Western Central Pacific. 1851
Neorhynchoplax aspinifera Western Central Pacific 1980
Neorhynchoplax chipolini Northwest Pacific 2018
Neorhynchoplax elongata Western Central Pacific 2004
Neorhynchoplax euryrostris Western Central Pacific. 1996
Neorhynchoplax kempi Western Indian Ocean 1930
Neorhynchoplax mangalis Mangrove false spider crab Western Central Pacific 1988
Odiomaris estuarius Western Central Pacific. 1996
Odiomaris pilosus Western Central Pacific 1873
Trigonoplax unguiformis Western Central Pacific 1839



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