Eplumula

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Eplumula is a genus of crabs in the Latreilliidae family. These crabs live in the ocean off eastern Asia, especially around China, Japan, and Taiwan. The genus has two species: Eplumula australiensis and Eplumula phalangium. Eplumula australiensis was described by Henderson in 1888, and Eplumula phalangium was described by De Haan in 1839. The genus itself was named by Williams in 1982. Classification (from broad to narrow): Animalia; Arthropoda; Malacostraca; Decapoda; Pleocyemata; Brachyura; Latreilliidae.