Genus of crabs - Ginkgo crab

Japanese: イチョウガニ属 - いちょうがにぞく
Genus of crabs - Ginkgo crab

…The carapace is divided into the stomach, heart, and gill regions, each of which is further subdivided. The name Cancer is a time-honored scientific name given to crabs by Linnaeus, and originally included all crabs. The word also means cancer, and is said to be derived from the impression that the bumps on the carapace of a crab give of the appearance of cancer on the skin.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Dunce crab genus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…甲域は胃域,心域,鰓域(さいいき)が隆起し,それぞれさらに細分されている。イチョウガニ属Cancerはリンネ以来の由緒ある学名で,当初はカニ類がすべて含まれていた。この語は癌をも意味するが,皮膚にできた癌のようすがカニの甲面のでこぼこから受ける印象に似ているためといわれる。…

※「イチョウガニ属」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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