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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Panopeidae mud crabs

Genus: Panopeus

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11 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3.4 cm CL
 
Panopeus africanus
[African mud crab]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm CW
 
Panopeus americanus
[Narrowback mud crab]
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Panopeus austrobesus
[]
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Panopeus boekei
[]
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Panopeus hartii
[Areolate mud crab]
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Panopeus herbstii
[Atlantic mud crab]
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Panopeus lacustris
[Knotfinger mud crab]
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Panopeus obesus
[Saltmarsh mud crab]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm CW
 
Panopeus occidentalis
[Furrowed mud crab]
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Panopeus rugosus
[Granulose mud crab]
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Panopeus simpsoni
[Oystershell mud crab]


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