Xanthidae
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Scientific name | Xanthidae |
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Higher classification | Xanthoidea |
Phylum | Arthropoda |
Order | Decapods |
Rank | Family |
Family | Macleay |
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ID | 2101557 |
About Xanthidae
Xanthidae is a family of crabs known as mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote is known.