Moguai (genus)

Moguai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Ocypodoidea
Family: Camptandriidae
Genus: Moguai
C. G. S. Tan & Ng, 1999[1]

Moguai is a genus of crabs. The name comes from the Chinese pinyin, which literally means "devil". It contains three species:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Shih, Hsi-Te. "Family Camptandriidae 猴面蟹科" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  2. Peter Davie (2009). "Moguai C. G. S. Tan & Ng, 1999". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  3. Naruse, Tohru (2005). "Species of Moguai Tan and Ng, 1999 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Camptandriidae) from brackish waters in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, with the description of a new species". Zootaxa (1044): 57–64.


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