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Family: Calappidae box crabs



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Acanthocarpus alexandri
[Gladiator box crab]
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Acanthocarpus bispinosus
[Twospine box crab]
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Calappa bicornis
[]
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Calappa bilineata
[]

Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm CW
Calappa calappa(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff
 
Calappa calappa
[Giant box crab]
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Calappa capellonis
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Calappa cinerea
[]
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Calappa clypeata
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Calappa convexa
[Shame faced crab]
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Calappa flammea
[Flame box crab]
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Max. Length 6 cm CL
 
Calappa galloides
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm CL
Calappa gallus(Herbst, 1803)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Calappa gallus
[Rough box crab]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 10 cm CL
Calappa granulata(Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by FAO
 
Calappa granulata
[Shamefaced crab]

Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm CW
Calappa hepatica(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff
 
Calappa hepatica
[Reef box crab]
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Calappa japonica
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Modi, Shuanak

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm CW
Calappa lophos(Herbst, 1785)

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Calappa lophos
[Common box crab]
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Calappa nitida
[Ornamented boxcrab]
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Calappa ocellata
[Ocellated box crab]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.6 cm CL
Calappa peliiHerklots, 1851

Photo by FAO
 
Calappa pelii
[Spiny box crab]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm CW
Calappa philargius(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Calappa philargius
[Spectacled box crab]
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Calappa pokipoki
[]
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Max. Length 10.8 cm CW
 
Calappa rubroguttata
[Spotted box crab]
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Calappa sebastieni
[]
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Calappa sulcata
[Yellow box crab]
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Calappa tortugae
[]
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Calappa torulosa
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Calappa woodmasoni
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Calappula saussurei
[Small arched box crab]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm CW
 
Cryptosoma bairdii
[Shameface heart crab]
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Cryptosoma balguerii
[]
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Cycloes granulosa
[]
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Cycloes marisrubri
[Wingless box crab]
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Cyclozodion angustum
[Nodose box crab]
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Cyclozodion tuberatum
[]
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Max. Length 11.5 cm CW
 
Matuta planipes
[Flower moon crab]
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Matuta victor
[Common moon crab]
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Mursia armata
[]
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Mursia aspera
[]
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Mursia australiensis
[]
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Mursia bicristimana
[]
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Mursia hawaiiensis
[]
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Mursia longispina
[]
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Mursia microspina
[]
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Mursia musorstomia
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Mursia poupini
[]
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Mursia spinimanus
[]
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Mursia spiridonovi
[]
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Mursia trispinosa
[]
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Max. Length 4.6 cm CL
 
Paracyclois atlantis
[]
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Platymera gaudichaudii
[Armed box crab]


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