- brachyuran crabs
- Members of the infraorder Brachyura, in which all five pairs of thoracic legs are well developed. (Syn. true crabs) [Bliss, 1982].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
brachyuran crabs
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