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here is increasing evidence that the number of undiscovered and habitually threatened species on earth is much greater than previously understood, this is especially so for invertebrates such as crabs. Reliable taxonomy is essential to the repeatability of most biological research. Advances in data of the biology and ecology of many little known groups, including brachyuran crabs, are critically constrained by their underdeveloped taxonomy. Identification is very important for research and farming of any aquatic animals and crabs are no exception.

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