Dyspanopeus is a genus of crabs in the family Panopeidae, comprising two species:[1]

Both species were formerly included in the genus Panopeus, but were separated off into a segregate genus in 1986, based on the form of their pleopods, which differ markedly from those in Panopeus and other genera.[2]

References

  1. ^ De Grave, Sammy (11 November 2019). "Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 1986". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. ^ Martin, Joel W.; Abele, Lawrence G. (1986). "Notes on male pleopod morphology in the brachyuran crab family Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893, sensu Guinot (1978) (Decapoda)". Crustaceana. 50 (2): 182–198. doi:10.1163/156854086X00205. JSTOR 20104136.
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