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Inachus kaempferi, Print, The Japanese spider crab, or Macrocheira kaempferi, is a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the largest leg span of any arthropod. It is the subject of fishery and is considered a delicacy. Two fossil species belonging to the same genus have been found, Macrocheira ginzanensis and Macrocheira yabei, both from the Miocene of Japan.

Inachus kaempferi, Print, The Japanese spider crab, or Macrocheira kaempferi, is a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the largest leg span of any arthropod. It is the subject of fishery and is considered a delicacy. Two fossil species belonging to the same genus have been found, Macrocheira ginzanensis and Macrocheira yabei, both from the Miocene of Japan.
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Inachus kaempferi, Print, The Japanese spider crab, or Macrocheira kaempferi, is a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the largest leg span of any arthropod. It is the subject of fishery and is considered a delicacy. Two fossil species belonging to the same genus have been found, Macrocheira ginzanensis and Macrocheira yabei, both from the Miocene of Japan.
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Keywords:
ANY ARTHROPOD • CONSIDERED • DELICACY • FISHERY • GENUS • INACHUS KAEMPFERI • JAPAN • JAPANESE SPIDER CRAB • JAPANESE • LARGEST LEG SPAN • LIVES • MACROCHEIRA GINZANENSIS • MACROCHEIRA KAEMPFERI • MACROCHEIRA YABEI • MARINE CRAB • MIOCENE • PRINT • SPECIES • SUBJECT • TWO FOSSIL SPECIES • WATERS