Persephona
| Persephona | |
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| Persephona mediterranea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Leucosiidae |
| Genus: | Leach, 1817 |
Persephona is a genus of true crabs in the family Leucosiidae. There are about 5 described species in Persephona.[1][2]
Species
- Persephona aquilonaris
- Persephona crinita M. J. Rathbun, 1931
- Persephona mediterranea (J. F. W. Herbst, 1794) (mottled purse crab)
- Persephona punctata
- Persephona subovata
References
- ^ "Persephona Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Persephona Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
Further reading
- Melo, Gustavo A. S., Maria Fernanda A. Torres, and Oswaldo Campos Jr. / Paolo S. Young, ed. (1998). "Malacostraca - Eucarida, Brachyura, Dromiacea and Oxystomata". Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil, Série Livros no. 6, 439-454.
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