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land crab

n.
Any of various terrestrial crabs of the family Gecarcinidae of tropical regions, having a large squarish body.
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land crab

n
(Animals) any of various crabs, esp of the tropical family Gecarcinidae, that are adapted to a partly terrestrial life
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Notas sobre taxonomia, biologia y pesqueria de Ucides occidentalis (Brachyur Ocypodidae) con enfasis en el Golfo de Guayaquil, Ecuador
It is worthy to note that this indicator of male maturation should be used with caution as some brachyuran species such as Cardisoma guanhumi (Latrcillc in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guerin, 1828) (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) (Shinozaki-Mendes et al.
ON TYPES OF SEXUAL MATURITY IN BRACHYURANS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SIZE AT THE ONSET OF SEXUAL MATURITY
Reproduction of Epigrapsus notatus (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) in Taiwan.
Reproductive biology of Sodhiana iranica (Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from Southern Iran
Histochemical study of the ovarian development of the blue land crab Cardisoma guanhumi (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae).
Estimation of growth parameters of male blue crabs Callinectes arcuatus (Brachyura: Portunidae) from the Gulf of California using the Schnute model
Observations on sound production by two species of crabs from Panama (Decapoda, Gecarcinidae and Pseudothelphusidae).
Sound production in the aquatic isopod Cymodoce japonica (Crustacea: Peracarida)
Caracterizacao biologica do guaiamum, Cardisoma guanhumi, Latreille, 1825 (DECAPODA: GECARCINIDAE) do estuario do rio Caravelas (CARAVELAS--BAHIA).
Population biology and color patterns of the blue land crab, Cardisoma guanhumi (Latreille 1828) (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae) in the Northeastern Brazil/Biologia Populacional e padroes de coloracao do caranguejo terrestre, Cardisoma guanhumi (Latreille 1828) (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae) no Nordeste do Brasil
The Grapsidae, Gecarcinidae and Palicidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) of the Red Sea.
Description of the first zoeal stage of Geograpsus crinipes (Dana, 1851) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Grapsidae) from the Red Sea
Moreno MT (1980) Creeimiento y Reproduccion de Cardisoma guanhumi (Latreille) (Brachyura, Gecarcinidae) en Condiciones Marina y Estuarina.
Present status of Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1828 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) populations in Venezuela/Estado actual de las poblaciones de Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1828 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) en Venezuela/Estado atual das populacoes de Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1828 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) na Venezuela
Rathbun, 1900) Ocypode Cuadrata (Fabricius, 1787) Gecarcinidae Cardisoma Guanhumi (Lateille, 1828) Callapidae Paracyclois Atlantis (Chace, 1939) Carpilidae Carpilius Coralinus (J.F.W Herbst, 1783) Familia Nombre comun Portunidae Jaiba manchada Jaiba azul Jaiba roja Grapsidae Cangrejo de piedra Cangrejo rojo Ocypodidae Violinista Fantasma Gecarcinidae Cangrejo azul, muelon Callapidae Cangrejo rey Carpilidae Rojo de fondo Tabla 3.
Cangrejos en el delta del rio Rancheria, Riohacha (Colombia) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)

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