Episesarma
Episesarma versicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Sesarmidae
Genus:
Episesarma

de Man, 1895

Episesarma is a genus of swimming crabs species in the family Sesarmidae.[1]

Species

  • Episesarma chentongense (Serène & Soh, 1967)
  • Episesarma crebrestriatum (Tesch, 1917)
  • Episesarma lafondii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
  • Episesarma mederi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
  • Episesarma palawanense (Rathbun, 1914)
  • Episesarma singaporense (Tweedie, 1936)
  • Episesarma versicolor (Tweedie, 1940)

Use in food

In Thailand, vinegar crab species such as Episesarma mederi, Episesarma versicolor, and Episesarma singaporense, as well as Sesarma eumolpe, are used as ingredients in som tam.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ WoRMS
  2. ↑ บรรจง เทียนส่งรัศมี Bančhong Thīansongratsamī (2009). ปูแสม ...กำลังวิกฤติ ร่วมคิดร่วมเลี้ยงปู ดูแลป่า แก้ปัญหา พัฒนาป่าชุมชน (Puu Saem) (in Thai). Bangkok: สํานักงานกองทุนสนับสนุนการวิจัย Samnakngān Kō̜ngthun Sanapsanun Kānwičhai. ISBN 9786117070013.
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