The diagnoses of three kelp crab species of the genus Pugettia Dana,1851 (Decapoda,Brachyura,Epialtidae) common in temperate waters of Japan: Pugetttia quadridens (De Haan,1837),P. intermedia Sakai,1938,and P. ferox Ohtsuchi & Kawamura,2019 were provided for facilitation of the biological studies and education. A table of the correct identification of Pugettia species in the recent illustrated reference books is also given in order to be a help of the identification of the species.
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