Decapoda3 species
Family Panopeidae
Panopeidae is a family in the order Decapoda. Browse 3 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Panopeidae (3)
Knot-fingered mud crab
Panopeus lacustris
Identification: It is distinguished from other member in the family by a very broad major claw forming joint (chela) with cusps of teeth in "molar area" of an immovable finger. This claw is often coalesced and worn (Abele and Kim 1986).
Say's Mud Crab
Dyspanopeus sayi
Lophopanopeus bellus
Lophopanopeus bellus