Calappidae

Japanese: Calappidae
Calappidae

…A general term for crabs belonging to the Calappidae family of crustaceans. In the past, they were called Manjugani, but since there is a group of crabs called Calappa in the family Xanthopodidae, the genus name Calappa is used as the Japanese name.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Calappidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…甲殻綱カラッパ科Calappidaeに属するカニ類の総称。古くはマンジュウガニと呼ばれていたが,オウギガニ科の中にそう呼ばれる一群があるため,属名のCalappaをそのまま和名としている。…

※「Calappidae」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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