Chionoecetes

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Chionoecetes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Oregoniidae – certain spider crabs.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata – suborder; Brachyura – infraorder; Eubrachyura – section; Heterotremata – subsection; Majoidea – superfamily; Oregoniidae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Chionoecetes opilio (snow crab) - type species

References

Chionoecetes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chionoecetes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chionoecetes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Chionoecetes at World Register of Marine Species

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