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crassipes

History

Species
Paraleptuca crassipes
Original Usage
Gelasimus crassipes
Original Source with Priority
Adams, A., and A. White (1848) Crustacea. Pp. 1–66 in The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. "Samarang"; under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846, A. Adams, ed., Volume 8. London: Reeve, Benham, & Reeve.
Derivation
Latin for “thick-legged.”

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