Tachypleini

Tachypleini
Tachypleus tridentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: Xiphosura
Family: Limulidae
Tribe: Tachypleini
Pocock, 1902[1]
Genera

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

There are 2 genera in the tribe Tachypleini:

References

  1. ↑ "Tachypleini". BioLib.


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