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California rock crab, Romaleon antennarium | |
Romaleon jordani female | |
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Genus: | Romaleon Gistl, 1848
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Romaleon gibbosulus
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Rathbun, 1898
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Romaleon is a genus of marine crabs formerly considered in the genus Cancer. [1]
The genus, as currently circumscribed, contains seven species: [2]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856 Pacific, brown or California rock crab | North America. | |
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926 Furrowed rock crab | Granite Cove, Port Althorp, Alaska, to Santa Catalina Islands, California | |
Romaleon gibbosulum De Haan, 1833 | Japan to North China and Korea | |
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900 Hairy Rock Crab | Pacific coast | |
Romaleon luzonense Sakai 1983 | Philippines, Sunda Strait | |
Romaleon nadaense Sakai, 1969 | South China Sea | |
Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836 | Chile and Peru |