Blepharipoda

Blepharipoda is a genus of mole crabs, containing the following species:[1]

  • Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt, 1942
  • Blepharipoda liberata Shen, 1949
  • Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840
  • Blepharipoda spinosa (H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841)

Blepharipoda
Blepharipoda occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Anomura
Family:
Blepharipodidae
Genus:
Blepharipoda

Randall, 1840

Blepharipoda liberata is harvested for food in China and has been described as "delicious."[2]

References
  1. Chris Boyko (2010). "Blepharipoda Randall, 1840". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  2. Zhang X, Cheng S, Zhang M. (2020). "Analysis of the influence of the morphological characteristics on the weight characteristics of Blepharipoda liberate (sic) Shen". Journal of Fishery Sciences of China. 27: 62. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1118.2020.19109.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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