Latreillia
Genus of crabs
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Latreillia is a genus of crabs in the family Latreilliidae, comprising five species:[1][2]
- Latreillia elegans Roux, 1830
- Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982
- Latreillia pennifera Alcock, 1900
- Latreillia valida De Haan, 1839
- Latreillia williamsi Melo, 1990
| Latreillia | |
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| Latreillia valida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Latreilliidae |
| Genus: | Latreillia Roux, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Latreillia elegans Roux, 1830 | |
The name Latreillia honors Pierre André Latreille. A genus of flies was also given the same name and, as a junior homonym, was renamed Belvosia.
