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Charybdis (crab)
Genus of crabs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charybdis is a genus of swimming crabs in the family Portunidae. It is named after the monster Charybdis of Greek mythology.
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Charybdis | |
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Charybdis japonica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Portunidae |
Subfamily: | Thalamitinae |
Genus: | Charybdis De Haan, 1833[1] |
Type species | |
Cancer sexdentatus Herbst, 1783 | |
Species[1] | |
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