Spider crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura, Majoidea) constitute a taxonomic group of great importance to evolutionary studies (Hartnoll, 1982). Majoid crabs Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871 and Libinia spinosa Guérin, 1832 occupy similar habitats and have some overlapping areas in their geographical distribution in Brazil,
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