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THE only adult Brachyura which have previously been recorded swimming are the Portunidae, which do so by rapid paddling of the last pair of peræopods. These are adapted for swimming by having the distal segments flattened, with the edges densely fringed with hairs.
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HARTNOLL, R. Swimming in Spider Crabs of the Genus Macropodia . Nature 185, 181 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185181a0
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