carcinization

Also known as carcinisation

thumb|Porcelain crabs resemble true crabs, but are more closely related to [[squat lobsters and hermit crabs.]]

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Definition
Taxonomic range
Selective pressures and benefits
Decarcinisation
Cultural impact
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References

thumb|Porcelain crabs resemble true crabs, but are more closely related to [[squat lobsters and hermit crabs.]]

Carcinisation (American English: carcinization) is a form of convergent evolution in which non-crab crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan. The term was introduced into evolutionary biology by Lancelot Alexander Borradaile, who described it in 1916 as "the many attempts of Nature to evolve a crab".