Superfamily: Hymenosomatoidea
Family: Hymenosomatidae
Subfamily: Hymenosomatinae
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Elamenopsis lineata
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Halicarcinus innominatus (likely occurrence)
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Three-pronged Sea-Spider - Halicarcinus ovatus
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Hymenosoma hodgkini
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Trigonoplax spathulifera
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Subfamily: Odiomarinae
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Freshwater Spider Crab - Amarinus lacustris
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Estuarine Spider Crab - Amarinus laevis
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Estuarine Spider Crab - Amarinus paralacustris
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
> Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical Crustaceans)
> Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
> Subclass: Eumalocostraca (Decapods, Isopods and Allies)
> Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and Krill)
> Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
> Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps and Allies)
> Infraorder: Brachyura (True Crabs)
> Zoosection: Eubrachyura (Eubrachyuran Crabs)
> Zoosubsection: Heterotremata (Heterotrematan Crabs)
> Superfamily: Hymenosomatoidea
> Family: Hymenosomatidae
> Subfamily: Hymenosomatinae
> Genus: Elamenopsis
> Species: E. lineata
> Genus: Halicarcinus
> Species: H. innominatus *
> Species: H. ovatus - Three-pronged Sea-Spider
> Genus: Hymenosoma
> Species: H. hodgkini
> Genus: Trigonoplax
> Species: T. spathulifera
> Subfamily: Odiomarinae
> Genus: Amarinus
> Species: A. lacustris - Freshwater Spider Crab
> Species: A. laevis - Estuarine Spider Crab
> Species: A. paralacustris - Estuarine Spider Crab
^ = possibly
* = likely
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