Paraxanthus barbiger (Poeppig, 1836) is a animal in the Xanthidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paraxanthus barbiger (Poeppig, 1836)

Paraxanthus barbiger (Poeppig, 1836)

Paraxanthus barbiger is the only species in the Paraxanthus genus, part of the Xanthidae family of crabs.

Family
Genus
Paraxanthus
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Paraxanthus barbiger (Poeppig, 1836)

Paraxanthus barbiger, scientifically named Paraxanthus barbiger (Poeppig, 1836), is a species of crab belonging to the family Xanthidae. It is the only species that exists in the genus Paraxanthus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Xanthidae Paraxanthus

More from Xanthidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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