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Micippa platipes

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

Micippa platipes is a species in the family Majidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about Micippa platipes

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Micippa platipes live?

Not recorded

Is Micippa platipes endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Micippa platipes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyMajidae
  6. genusMicippa
  7. SpeciesMicippa platipes Rüppell, 1830

Synonyms Inachus inflexus, Menaethius bicarinata, Micippa bicarinata, Micippa hirtipes, Micippa philyra latifrons, Micippa philyra var. latifrons, Micippa spatulifrons, Micippe platipes, Paramicippa platipes

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ヒラワタクズガニJapanese
  • 扁足折额蟹(拳折额蟹)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Micippa platipes

Other species in the same genus Micippa.

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What kind of animal is Micippa platipes?

Micippa platipes (Micippa platipes) belongs to the family Majidae in the order Decapoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Micippa platipes (Micippa platipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/micippa-platipes

MLA

“Micippa platipes (Micippa platipes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/micippa-platipes.

BibTeX
@misc{micippa_platipes_2026,
  title = {Micippa platipes (Micippa platipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/micippa-platipes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}