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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	28 880915 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Oregoniidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) Family: 28 880 Oregoniidae (spider crabs) - show full list Common Name: spider crabs Organism Type: a spider crab Synonyms: Majidae Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 28 880000     Majidae & related families Child Codes: 28 880901     Chionoecetes spp.

Taxon Notes:	This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Scientific Name Notes:	This family was at one time included in the Majidae, but is now regarded by most authors as a distinct family.

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Record source:	Davie, P.J.F., 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda - Anomura, Brachyura. In: Wells, A. Houston, W.W.K., Editors, Zoological Catalogue of Australia., 19.3B. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 641pp.
Scientific Name verified against:	Ng, P.K.L., Guinot, D., Davie, P.J.F, 2008. Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world., The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement, Vol. 17: 1-286.