Romaleon
Genus of crabs
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Romaleon is a genus of marine crabs formerly considered in the genus Cancer.[1]
| Romaleon | |
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| California rock crab, Romaleon antennarium | |
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| Romaleon jordani female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Cancridae |
| Subfamily: | Cancrinae |
| Genus: | Romaleon Gistl, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Romaleon gibbosulus [1] Rathbun, 1898 | |
Species
The genus, as currently circumscribed, contains seven species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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_(2281653819).jpg) | Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856 Pacific, brown or California rock crab | North America. |
| Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926 Furrowed rock crab | Granite Cove, Port Althorp, Alaska, to Santa Catalina Islands, California | |
| Romaleon gibbosulum De Haan, 1833 | Japan to North China and Korea | |
| Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900 Hairy Rock Crab | Pacific coast | |
| Romaleon luzonense Sakai 1983 | Philippines, Sunda Strait | |
| Romaleon nadaense Sakai, 1969 | South China Sea | |
| Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836 | Chile and Peru | |
