Leptomithrax gaimardii
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| Leptomithrax gaimardii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Majidae |
| Genus: | Leptomithrax |
| Species: | L. gaimardii |
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| Leptomithrax gaimardii (H.Milne Edwards, 1834) | |
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Leptomithrax gaimardii (common name - Great spider-crab) is a species of crab in the Majidae family, first described by Henri Milne-Edwards in 1834 as Paramithrax gaimardii,[3][4] from a specimen (erroneously said to be) found in New Zealand waters[3] by Joseph Paul Gaimard who is honoured by the species epithet.[4]
It is found in coastal waters of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania.[3][2]
