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Menippe
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Menippe

Menippe is a genus of true crabs. One of the best known species is the Florida stone crab. Most of the species of this genus are found in the Atlantic Ocean.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Florida Stone Crab

speciesMenippe mercenaria

Cuban Stone Crab

speciesMenippe nodifrons

Western Gulf Stone Crab

speciesMenippe adina

Maroon Stone Crab

speciesMenippe rumphii

Stridulating Stone Crab

speciesMenippe frontalis

Menippe obtusa

speciesMenippe obtusa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131046.