A. Milne Edwards, 1873
Carapace nearly triangular. Dorsal surface strongly uneven; branchial regions convex, with carinae extending postero-laterally forming a wing-like extension. Orbits open, communicating with antennulary fossae. Basal antennal article movable, not fused with suborbital lobe. Chelipeds: fingers slender and sharp, movable in an almost horizontal plane. (Guinot 1998)
Type species: Merocryptus lambriformis A. Milne Edwards, 1873, by monotypy.
Gender masculine.
Species treated:
Merocryptus lambriformis A. Milne Edwards, 1873