Parapleisticantha

Parapleisticantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Oregoniidae
Genus:	Parapleisticantha; Yokoya, 1933
Type species
	Parapleisticantha japonica; Yokoya, 1933

Parapleisticantha is a genus of crabs in the family Oregoniidae. It has been found in Japan, the Philippines and the Indian Ocean, but the depth of this genus is not recorded.

Description

Parapleisticantha has a pyriform carapace whose dorsal surface is covered in small spines. Its short rostrum comprises two horns, and its eyes are short with slender eyestalks.

Species

Three species are recognized in this genus:

Parapleisticantha aie Ng, Richer de Forges & Lee, 2023
Parapleisticantha ludivinae Richer de Forges, Ng & Ahyong, 2013
Parapleisticantha japonica Yokoya, 1933

References

↑ Ahyong, Shane T. (18 July 2023). "Parapleisticantha Yokoya, 1933". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
1 2 "Parapleisticantha Yokoya, 1933". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
1 2 Richer de Forges, Ng & Ahyong 2013, p. 16.

Works cited

Richer de Forges, Bertrand; Ng, Peter K.L.; Ahyong, Shane T. (25 March 2013). "Parapleisticantha Yokoya, 1933, a valid genus of deep-sea inachid spider crab from Japan and the Philippines (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea), with the description of a new species". Zootaxa. 3635 (1): 15–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3635.1.2. PMID 26097927.

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[WoRMS-1] Ahyong, Shane T. (18 July 2023). "Parapleisticantha Yokoya, 1933". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

[GBIF-2] 1 2 "Parapleisticantha Yokoya, 1933". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

[FOOTNOTERicher_de_ForgesNgAhyong201316-3] 1 2 Richer de Forges, Ng & Ahyong 2013, p. 16.