Persephona
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| authority = Leach, 1817
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Persephona is a genus of true crabs in the family Leucosiidae. There are about 5 described species in Persephona.{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/460520|title=Persephona Genus Information|website=BugGuide.net|accessdate=2018-01-31}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=98362|title=Persephona Report|website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System|accessdate=2018-01-31}}
Species
- Persephona aquilonaris
- Persephona crinita M. J. Rathbun, 1931
- Persephona mediterranea (J. F. W. Herbst, 1794) (mottled purse crab)
- Persephona punctata
- Persephona subovata
References
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Further reading
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- Melo, Gustavo A. S., Maria Fernanda A. Torres, and Oswaldo Campos Jr. / Paolo S. Young, ed. (1998). "Malacostraca - Eucarida, Brachyura, Dromiacea and Oxystomata". Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil, Série Livros no. 6, 439-454.
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External links
- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?name=Persephona NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Persephona]
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