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Family: Leucosiidae purse crabs



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184 species (see list below)
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Acanthilia intermedia
[Granulose purse crab]
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Actaeomorpha alvae
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Actaeomorpha erosa
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Actaeomorpha punctata
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Alox bothros
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Alox chaunos
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Alox ornatum
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Alox patella
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Alox rugosum
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Alox somphos
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Alox tormos
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Ancylodactyla elata
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Ancylodactyla elongata
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Ancylodactyla nana
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Arcania cornuta
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Arcania elongata
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Arcania erinacea
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Arcania gracilis
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Max. Length 4.6 cm CW
 
Arcania heptacantha
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Arcania novemspinosa
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm CW
Arcania septemspinosa(Fabricius, 1787)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Arcania septemspinosa
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Arcania tuberculata
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 1.5 cm CW
Arcania undecimspinosaDe Haan, 1841

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Arcania undecimspinosa
[Three-spined box crab]
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Bellidilia undecimspinosa
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Callidactylus asper
[Spurfinger purse crab]
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Cateios frontalis
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Coleusia signata
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Cryptocnemus kavieng
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Cryptocnemus macrognathus
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Dolos petraeus
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Ebalia abdominalis
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Ebalia ambiguus
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Ebalia cariosa
[Sculptured clutch crab]
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Ebalia clarionensis
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Ebalia cranchii
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Ebalia hancocki
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Ebalia humilis
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Ebalia jordani
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Ebalia nux
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Ebalia sculpta
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Ebalia stimpsonii
[Thinarm clutch crab]
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Ebalia tuberculosa
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Northeast Atlantic

Ebalia tuberosa(Pennant, 1777)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Ebalia tuberosa
[Pennant's nut crab]
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Ebalia tumefacta
[Bryer's nut crab]
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Ebalia webberi
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Ebaliopsis erosa
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Euclosia crosnieri
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Euclosia scitula
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Euclosia unidentata
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Euclosiana concinna
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Euclosiana obtusifrons
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Favus granulatus
[Rubble crab]
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Galilia narusei
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Heterolithadia fallax
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Heteronucia oeschi
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Heteronucia spinifera
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Heteronucia venusta
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Hiplyra elegans
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Hiplyra longimana
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Max. Length 2.0 cm CL
 
Hiplyra platycheir
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Hiplyra sagitta
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Hiplyra variegata
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Ilia nucleus
[Pebble crab]
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Iliacantha liodactylus
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Iliacantha sparsa
[Shouldered purse crab]
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Iliacantha subglobosa
[Longfinger purse crab]
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Ixa acuta
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Ixa cylindrus
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Max. Length 6.2 cm CW
 
Ixa edwardsii
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Ixa megaspis
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Ixa monodi
[Red Sea pebble crab]
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Ixa pulcherrima
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Leucisca rubifera
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Leucosia anatum
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Leucosia brevimana
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Leucosia craniolaris
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Leucosia haswelli
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Leucosia moresbiensis
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Leucosia ocellata
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Leucosia punctata
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Leucosia reticulata
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Leucosia rubripalma
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Leucosia signata
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Lithadia cadaverosa
[Carinate clutch crab]
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Lithadia granulosa
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Max. Length 2.2 cm CL
 
Lyphira heterograna
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Myra affinis
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Myra australis
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Max. Length 4.4 cm CL
 
Myra celeris
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Myra curtimana
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Myra elegans
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Myra eudactyla
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Myra eudactylus
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Myra fugax
[Fleeting purse crab]
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Myra grandis
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Myra kessleri
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Myra pernix
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Myra subgranulata
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Myra tumidospina
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Myropsis quinquespinosa
[Fivespine purse crab]
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Nucia rosea
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Nucia speciosaDana, 1852

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Nucia speciosa
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Nursia mimetica
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Nursia minor
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Nursia persica
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Max. Length 2.4 cm CW
 
Nursia plicata
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Nursia rhomboidalis
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Onychomorpha lamelligera
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Oreophorus crosnieri
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Oreophorus fenestratus
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Oreophorus horridus
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Oreophorus reticulatus
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Oreotlos angulatus
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Oreotlos bertrandi
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Oreotlos encymus
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Oreotlos etor
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Oreotlos lagarodes
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Oreotlos octavus
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Oreotlos pala
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Oreotlos pax
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Oreotlos potanus
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Max. Length 1.1 cm CW
 
Paranursia abbreviata
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Persephona aquilonaris
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Persephona crinita
[Pink purse crab]
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Max. Length 3.0 cm CW
 
Persephona lichtensteinii
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O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 4.5 cm CW
Persephona mediterranea(Herbst, 1794)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Persephona mediterranea
[Mottled purse crab]
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Persephona orbicularis
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Max. Length 4.2 cm CW
 
Persephona punctata
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Persephona subovata
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Philyra carinata
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Philyra concinnus
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Philyra globus
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Philyra malefactrix
[Millet crab]
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Philyra orbicularis
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Philyra platycheir
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Philyra sagittifera
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Philyra scabriuscula
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Philyra taekoae
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Praebebalia septemspinosa
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Praosia punctata
[Cheryl crab]
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Pseudophilyra blandfordi
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Pseudophilyra tridentata
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Pseudophilyra woodmasoni
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Pyrhila pisum
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Randallia bulligera
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Randallia curacaoensis
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Randallia eburnea
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Randallia gilberti
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Randallia ornata
[Globose sand crab]
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Raylilia coniculifera
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Raylilia mirabilis
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Raylilia uenoi
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Ryphila cancellus
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Seulocia anahita
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Seulocia laevimana
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Max. Length 2.0 cm CL
 
Seulocia latirostrata
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Seulocia pubescens
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Max. Length 1.5 cm CL
 
Seulocia rhomboidalis
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Soceulia marmorea
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Speloeophorus elevatus
[Bighole clutch crab]
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Speloeophorus nodosus
[Twohole clutch crab]
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Speloeophorus pontifer
[Smallhole clutch crab]
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Tanaoa distinctus
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Tanaoa nanus
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Tanaoa pustulosa
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Tanaoa pustulosus
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Tanaoa serenei
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Tlos muriger
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Toru granuloides
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Toru pilus
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Toru septimus
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Uhlias limbatus
[Eroded clutch crab]
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Urashima pustuloides
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Urnalana cumingii
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Urnalana elata
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Urnalana elatoides
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Urnalana elatula
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Urnalana granulimera
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Max. Length 1.3 cm CL
 
Urnalana haematosticta
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Urnalana insularis
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Urnalana margaritata
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Urnalana pulchella
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Urnalana purarensis
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Urnalana whitei
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