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Long-legged spider crab

Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978

AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

North-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Slender spider crabBritish English
GespensterkrabbeGerman (Germany)
Macropode à rostre plongeantFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

Macropodia aegyptia
Macropodia aegyptius
Stenorhynchus aegyptius

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Macropodia deflexa

GBIF — Macropodia deflexa

Sources

NOËL Pierre, ZIEMSKI Frédéric in : DORIS, 23/08/2018 : Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2018

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1393

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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