Achaeopsis

Achaeopsis spinulosa
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Achaeopsis

Stimpson, 1857
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A. spinulosa
Binomial name
Achaeopsis spinulosa
Stimpson, 1857
Synonyms

Achaeopsis spinulosus Stimpson, 1857 (incorrect gender)

Achaeopsis spinulosa, the hotlips spider crab, is a species of crab in the family Inachidae, found only around the South African coast. It is the only species in the genus Achaeopsis.[1]

  1. ^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.