Genus Leucosia

Weber, 1795

Carapace subcircular or subrhomboidal to hexagonal in outline. Dorsal surface extremely convex, perfectly smooth, with none of the regions, except sometimes hepatic, defined. Frontal region narrowed and produced anteriorly. Buccal cavern elongate and triangular. Third maxillipeds with the merus acutely triangular. Chelipeds symmetrical and, relatively to the ambulatory legs, very massive; merus with margins and surface ornamented with large polished pearly granules. Ambulatory legs small. (Guinot 1998)

Species treated:
Leucosia alcocki Ovaere, 1987
Leucosia anatum (Herbst, 1783)
Leucosia craniolaris (Linnaeus, 1764)
Leucosia formosensis Sakai, 1937
Leucosia haematosticta Adams & White, 1848
Leucosia insularis Takeda & Kurata, 1976
Leucosia mimasensis Sakai, 1969
Leucosia obtusifrons de Haan, 1841
Leucosia perlata de Haan, 1841
Leucosia rhomboidalis de Haan, 1841
Leucosia sagamiensis Sakai, 1961
Leucosia unidentata de Haan, 1841
Leucosia vittata Stimpson, 1858

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