Eriphides
Genus of crabs
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Eriphides is a genus of crabs in the family Eriphiidae. The only recognized species in this genus is Eriphides hispida,[1] also known as the purple bristle crab.[3] It is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean.[3][4]
| Eriphides | |
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| Eriphides hispida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Eriphiidae |
| Genus: | Eriphides Rathbun, 1897 |
| Species: | E. hispida |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriphides hispida (Stimpson, 1860) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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