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Latreillia

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Latreillia
Latreillia valida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Latreilliidae
Genus: Latreillia
Roux, 1830
Type species
Latreillia elegans
Roux, 1830

Latreillia is a genus of crabs in the family Latreilliidae, comprising five species:[1][2]

The name Latreillia honors Pierre André Latreille. A genus of flies was also given the same name and, as a junior homonym, was renamed Belvosia.

References

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  1. ^ Ng, Peter K. L.; Guinot, Danièle; Davie, Peter J. F. (January 2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011 – via the National University of Singapore.
  2. ^ De Grave, Sammy (26 September 2022). "Latreillia Roux, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 October 2024.