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Traits taxon details

Opecarcinus peliops Kropp, 1989

444430  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:444430)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Thoracotremata (Subsection)
  14. Cryptochiroidea (Superfamily)
  15. Cryptochiridae (Family)
  16. Opecarcinus (Genus)
  17. Opecarcinus peliops (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kropp, R.K. (1989). A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 45(1): 98-129. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Opecarcinus peliops Kropp, 1989. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=444430 on 2025-04-04
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Opecarcinus peliops Kropp, 1989. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=444430 on 2025-04-04
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2009-12-17 14:15:58Z
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Davie, Peter
2022-05-12 07:28:48Z
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van der Meij, Sancia E.T.

original description Kropp, R.K. (1989). A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 45(1): 98-129. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
    Definitions

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To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opecarcinus peliops) 
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 22 proteins) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 234272)