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{{Short description|Genus of crabs}}
{{Taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
| color = pink
| name = ''Loxorhynchus''
| image = Sheepcrab 300.jpg
| image = Sheepcrab 300.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Sheep crab, ''[[Loxorhynchus grandis]]''
| image_caption = Sheep crab, ''[[Loxorhynchus grandis]]''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Loxorhynchus
| authority = [[William Stimpson|Stimpson]], 1857&nbsp;<ref>{{ITIS |id=98477 |taxon=''Loxorhynchus''}}</ref>
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| subphylum = [[Crustacean|Crustacea]]
| classis = [[Malacostraca]]
| ordo = [[Decapoda]]
| subordo = [[Pleocyemata]]
| infraordo = [[Crab|Brachyura]]
| familia = [[Majidae]]
| genus = '''''Loxorhynchus'''''
| genus_authority = [[William Stimpson|Stimpson]], 1857&nbsp;<ref>{{ITIS|ID=98477|taxon=''Loxorhynchus''}}</ref>
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision = See text
| subdivision = See text
}}
}}


'''''Loxorhynchus''''' is a genus of [[Majidae|majid]] [[crab]]s of the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]].
'''''Loxorhynchus''''' is a genus of [[crab]]s of the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]] in the family [[Epialtidae]].


==Species==
==Species==
* ''[[Loxorhynchus crispatus]]'' <small>Stimpson, 1857 </small> — masking crab or moss crab
* ''[[Loxorhynchus crispatus]]'' <small>Stimpson, 1857 </small> — masking crab or moss crab
* ''[[Loxorhynchus grandis]]'' <small>Stimpson, 1857 </small> — sheep crab
* ''[[Loxorhynchus grandis]]'' <small>Stimpson, 1857 </small> — sheep crab
* ''[[Loxorhynchus guinotae]]'' <small>Hendrickx & Cervantes, 2003</small>&nbsp;<ref>{{cite journal |quotes=no |title=A new species of ''Loxorhynchus'' Stimpson (Decapoda, Majoidea, Pisidae) from the Pacific Coast of Mexico |author=M. E. Hendrickx & J. L. Cervantes |journal=[[Crustaceana]] |volume=76 |issue=1 |year=2003 |pages=103–113 |doi=10.1163/156854003321672863 |url=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/cr/2003/00000076/00000001/art00009}}</ref>
* ''[[Loxorhynchus guinotae]]'' <small>Hendrickx & Cervantes, 2003</small>&nbsp;<ref>{{cite journal |title=A new species of ''Loxorhynchus'' Stimpson (Decapoda, Majoidea, Pisidae) from the Pacific Coast of Mexico |author=M. E. Hendrickx & J. L. Cervantes |journal=[[Crustaceana]] |volume=76 |issue=1 |year=2003 |pages=103–113 |doi=10.1163/156854003321672863 }}</ref>

[[File:Loxorhynchus crispatus (Masking Crab).jpg|thumb|''Loxorhynchus crispatus'' (Masking Crab). Note small red [[Corynactis californica|strawberry anemones]] on the crab's back.]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Majidae]]
[[Category:Majoidea]]
[[Category:Indo-Pacific crustaceans]]
[[Category:Crustaceans of the eastern Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Taxa named by William Stimpson]]




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Latest revision as of 23:52, 6 December 2024

Loxorhynchus
Sheep crab, Loxorhynchus grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Epialtidae
Subfamily: Pisinae
Genus: Loxorhynchus
Stimpson, 1857 [1]
Species

See text

Loxorhynchus is a genus of crabs of the eastern Pacific Ocean in the family Epialtidae.

Species

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Loxorhynchus crispatus (Masking Crab). Note small red strawberry anemones on the crab's back.

References

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  1. ^ "Loxorhynchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ M. E. Hendrickx & J. L. Cervantes (2003). "A new species of Loxorhynchus Stimpson (Decapoda, Majoidea, Pisidae) from the Pacific Coast of Mexico". Crustaceana. 76 (1): 103–113. doi:10.1163/156854003321672863.