Choniognathus

Choniognathus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Majidae
Subfamily: Majinae
Genus: Choniognathus
Rathbun, 1932
Species
  • Choniognathus elegans (Stebbing, 1921)
  • Choniognathus granulosus (Baker, 1906)
  • Choniognathus reini (Balss, 1924)
  • Choniognathus verhoeffei (Balss, 1929)

Choniognathus is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae[1] of the order Decapoda. It is composed of several species of marine spider crabs.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Choniognathus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ DE Forges, Bertrand Richer; Lee, Bee Yan; Ng, Peter K. L. (2021-10-07). "The taxonomy of spider crabs of the genera Eurynome, Choniognathus, Seiitaiodes and Kasagia (Crustacea: Brachyura: Majidae) from southwest Indian Ocean". Zootaxa. 5048 (3): 301–333. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5048.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 34810798.


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