Pleisticanthoides
Genus of crabs
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Pleisticanthoides is a genus of crabs found in the western Pacific Ocean.[1][2]
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| Pleisticanthoides | |
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| A preserved specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Oregoniidae |
| Genus: | Pleisticanthoides Yokoya, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| Pleisticanthoides nipponensis Yokoya, 1933 | |
Taxononomy
Pleisticanthoides was originally described by Yu Yokoya in 1933, but it was subsequently synonomized with Pleistacantha.[3] It was revitalized as a valid genus in 2013 with the description of two new species.[3]
Species
Three species are recognised in this genus.[4]
- Pleisticanthoides cameroni Ng & Richer de Forges, 2012
- Pleisticanthoides piccardorum Ng & Richer de Forges, 2012
- Pleisticanthoides simplex (Rathbun, 1932)
