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There are actually several types of spider crabs. First, the Japanese spider crab is called Macrocheira kaempferi.

The Portly Spider Crab is called Libinia emarginata,while Maja squinado is sometimes called the European Spider Crab.

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The scientific name for crab is "Brachyura." This is the infraorder that includes most of the true crabs found in oceans, seas, and freshwater.

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The crab is from the genus Brachyura. Dungeoness crab is Scyl lserrata. The blue crab is in the genus Chionecetes.

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