Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus Milne Edwards 1852 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macrophthalmidae

Alternative combinations: Euplax leptophthalmus, Macrophthalmus (Euplax) leptophthalmus

Synonyms: Macrophthalmus guamensis Kesling 1958, Macrophthalmus taiwanicus Hu and Tao 1996

Belongs to Macrophthalmus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Karasawa 1993

Sister taxa: Macrophthalmus (Euplax), Macrophthalmus (Hemiplax), Macrophthalmus (Mareotis), Macrophthalmus aquensis, Macrophthalmus depressus, Macrophthalmus latifrons, Macrophthalmus latreillei, Macrophthalmus serratus, Macrophthalmus setosus, Macrophthalmus viai

Ecology: infaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus in the database

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