Blepharipoda
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| Blepharipoda | |
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| Blepharipoda occidentalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Blepharipodidae |
| Genus: | Blepharipoda Randall, 1840 |
Blepharipoda is a genus of mole crabs, containing the following species:[1]
- Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt, 1942
- Blepharipoda liberata Shen, 1949
- Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840
- Blepharipoda spinosa (H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841)
Blepharipoda liberata is harvested for food in China.[2]
