Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Brachyura Scientific name Heterotremata Higher classification Eubrachyura | Subphylum Crustacea Section Eubrachyura Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda | |
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Subsection Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977 Lower classifications Majoidea, Xanthoidea, Portunidae, Xanthidae, Bythograeidae | ||
Heterotremata is a clade of crabs, comprising those crabs in which the genital openings are on the sternum in females, but on the legs in males. It comprises 68 families in 28 superfamilies.
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