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Hepatus
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Hepatus

Hepatus is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing seven extant species, plus some fossil species:

Hepatus chiliensis H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Dolly Varden Crab

speciesHepatus epheliticus

Hepatus chiliensis

speciesHepatus chiliensis

Hepatus pudibundus

speciesHepatus pudibundus

Hepatus lineatus

speciesHepatus lineatus

Hepatus kossmanni

speciesHepatus kossmanni

Hepatus gronovii

speciesHepatus gronovii

Hepatus scaber

speciesHepatus scaber

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Hepatus in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.419

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