Dyspanopeus Explained

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

• Dyspanopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)
• Dyspanopeus texanus (Stimpson, 1859)

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]

Notes and References

1. Peter Davie & Michael Türkay . 2012 . Dyspanopeus . 106936 . February 11, 2012.
2. Joel W. Martin . Joel W. Martin . Lawrence G. Abele . Lawrence G. Abele . 1986 . Notes on male pleopod morphology in the brachyuran crab family Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893, sensu Guinot (1978) (Decapoda) . . 50 . 2 . 182–198 . 20104136 . 10.1163/156854086X00205.