Tachypleini
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| Tachypleini | |
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| Tachypleus tridentatus | |
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| Tribe: | Tachypleini |
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The Tachypleini is the tribe of horseshoe crabs. These horseshoe crabs contain a substance called tachyplesin which can be used to cure multiple diseases.
Genera
[edit]There are 2 genera in the tribe Tachypleini:
- Carcinoscorpius Pocock, 1902
- Tachypleus Leach, 1819
References
[edit]- ^ "Tachypleini". BioLib.
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