Inachus phalangium

Inachus phalangium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Inachidae
Genus:	Inachus
Species:	I. phalangium
Binomial name
	Inachus phalangium; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Cancer phalangium Fabricius, 1775 – nomen protectum; Cancer satuak Herbst, 1782; Cancer tribulus Linnaeus, 1767 – suppressed; Inachus dorhynchus Leach, 1814; Inachus dorynchus Leach, 1814; Macropus aracnides Risso, 1816;

Inachus phalangium, or Leach's spider crab, is a species of crabs from the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. It is up to 20.5 mm (0.81 in) wide, and is very similar to other species in the genus Inachus.

^ Charles Fransen; Michael Türkay (2010). "Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[1] Charles Fransen; Michael Türkay (2010). "Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

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