Clistocoeloma
Appearance
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A preserved specimen of Clistocoeloma melanesicum from the crustaceans collection at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France). | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Sesarmidae |
Genus: | Clistocoeloma H.Milne Edwards, 1873 |
Clistocoeloma is a genus of small crabs in the family Sesarmidae. The crabs are native to the coasts of the Indo-Pacific. They inhabit intertidal zones and feed on detritus and smaller organisms.[1][2]
Species
[edit]These ten known species belong to the genus Clistocoeloma:[2]
- Clistocoeloma amamaparense Rahayu & Takeda, 2000
- Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
- Clistocoeloma lanatum (Alcock, 1900)
- Clistocoeloma melanesicum Lee, Ng & Ng, 2013
- Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
- Clistocoeloma nobile Lee, Ng & Ng, 2023
- Clistocoeloma sinense Shen, 1933
- Clistocoeloma suvaense Edmondson, 1951
- Clistocoeloma tectum (Rathbun, 1914)
- Clistocoeloma villosum (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)
References
[edit]- ^ "Crab Database · Crabs · Genus Clistocoeloma".
- ^ a b "Clistocoeloma A.Milne-Edwards, 1873". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-07-29.