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Family: Albuneidae mole crabs



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43 species (see list below)
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Albunea bulla
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Albunea catherinae
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Albunea danai
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Albunea elioti
[Mole crabs]
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Albunea gibbesii
[Surf mole crab]
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Albunea holthuisi
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Albunea lucasia
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Albunea marquisiana
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Albunea microps
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Photo by Aplin, Karon

Atlantic Ocean

Albunea paretii Guérin-Méneville, 1853

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Albunea paretii
[Beach mole crab]
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Albunea speciosa
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Albunea steinitzi
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Albunea symmysta
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Albunea thurstoni
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Max. Length 1.2 cm CL
 
Austrolepidopa caledonia
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Austrolepidopa schmitti
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Austrolepidopa trigonops
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Blepharipoda occidentalis
[Spiny mole crab]
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Lepidopa benedicti
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Lepidopa californica
[California mole crab]
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Lepidopa chilensis
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Lepidopa deamae
[Toad mole crab]
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Lepidopa distincta
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Lepidopa esposa
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Lepidopa haigae
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Lepidopa luciae
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Lepidopa mearnsi
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Lepidopa mexicana
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Lepidopa panamaensis
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Lepidopa richmondi
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Lepidopa venusta
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Lepidopa websteri
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Lepidopa wollebaeki
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Lophomastix diomedeae
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Paralbunea chani
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Paralbunea chirotheca
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Max. Length 1.5 cm CL
 
Paralbunea dayriti
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Paralbunea mariellae
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Max. Length 0.8 cm CL
 
Paralbunea paradoxa
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Squillalbunea scutelloides
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Stemonopa insignis
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Zygopa michaelis
[Blind mole crab]
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Zygopa nortoni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Albunea bulla Pacific Ocean. 2002
Albunea catherinae Western Central Atlantic. 2002
Albunea danai Western Central Atlantic. 1999
Albunea elioti Mole crabs Indo-Pacific 1904
Albunea gibbesii Surf mole crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1859
Albunea holthuisi Indo-West Pacific. 1999
Albunea lucasia Eastern Pacific and Weste 1853
Albunea marquisiana Pacific Ocean 2000
Albunea microps Indo-West Pacific 1878
Albunea paretii Beach mole crab Atlantic Ocean 1853
Albunea speciosa Indo-Pacific 1852
Albunea steinitzi Western Indian Ocean. 1958
Albunea symmysta Indo-Pacific 1758
Albunea thurstoni Western Central Pacific. 1893
Austrolepidopa caledonia Indo-West Pacific 1.2 CL 1999
Austrolepidopa schmitti Western Central Pacific 1968
Austrolepidopa trigonops Eastern Indian Ocean 1968
Blepharipoda occidentalis Spiny mole crab Eastern Pacific 1840
Lepidopa benedicti Western Central Atlantic 1935
Lepidopa californica California mole crab East Pacific. 1971
Lepidopa chilensis East Pacific. 1902
Lepidopa deamae Toad mole crab To be filled. 1903
Lepidopa distincta To be filled. 1968
Lepidopa esposa To be filled. 1971
Lepidopa haigae To be filled. 1971
Lepidopa luciae To be filled. 2002
Lepidopa mearnsi To be filled. 1903
Lepidopa mexicana To be filled. 1971
Lepidopa panamaensis To be filled. 1971
Lepidopa richmondi Western Central Atlantic. 1903
Lepidopa venusta Western Central Atlantic. 1859
Lepidopa websteri Western Central Atlantic. 1903
Lepidopa wollebaeki Western Central Atlantic. 1934
Lophomastix diomedeae Western Central Atlantic. 1904
Paralbunea chani Northwest Pacific 2020
Paralbunea chirotheca Western Central Pacific 2020
Paralbunea dayriti Indo-Pacific 1.5 CL 1965
Paralbunea mariellae Indo-West Pacific 1973
Paralbunea paradoxa Western Central Pacific 0.8 CL 1938
Squillalbunea scutelloides Indo-Pacific. 1897
Stemonopa insignis Eastern Indian Ocean 1968
Zygopa michaelis Blind mole crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1961
Zygopa nortoni Western Central Pacific 1965



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