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Persephona

Poole, Karen E.

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Persephona

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Persephona is a genus of true crabs in the family Leucosiidae. There are about 5 described species in Persephona.

Species

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyLeucosiidae
Habitatmarine

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Specimen records
667
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4
Family
Leucosiidae
Collections
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Recorded in
United States
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Persephona is a genus of true crabs in the family Leucosiidae. There are about 5 described species in Persephona.

==Species== Persephona aquilonaris Persephona crinita M. J. Rathbun, 1931 Persephona mediterranea (J. F. W. Herbst, 1794) (mottled purse crab) Persephona punctata Persephona subovata

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