| Acanthonyx | |
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| Acanthonyx dentatus on multicoloured seafan Melithaea rubra off Cape Peninsula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Epialtidae |
| Subfamily: | Epialtinae |
| Genus: | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828 |
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Acanthonyx is a genus of crabs, in the family Epialtidae, which was first described in 1828 by.[1][2] The type species is Acanthonyx lunulatus.[1]
Species of this genus are found in the East and West Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and the west and east Pacific Ocean.[3]
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ Latreille, P.A. (1825–1828), Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des Crustaces, des Arachnides et des Insects. Agasse Imprimeur-Libraire, Paris. Vol. 10. 833 pp. [Pp. 1-344 published 1 Oct 1825; pp. 345-832 + errata published 13 Dec 1828 (in French), vol. 10, p. 345-832 [698], Wikidata Q130607910
- ^ "Genus Acanthonyx Latreille, 1825". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2024-10-21.