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Hymenosoma

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Hymenosomatidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Phylum
  
Order
  
Decapoda

Similar
  
Decapoda, Amarinus lacustris, Pyura herdmani, Pyura doppelgangera, Pyura dalbyi

Hymenosoma (crown crabs) is a genus of crabs, containing the following species:

  • Hymenosoma depressum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846
  • Hymenosoma gaudichaudii GuĂ©rin, 1831
  • Hymenosoma geometricum Stimpson, 1858
  • Hymenosoma hodgkini Lucas, 1980
  • Hymenosoma longicrure Dawson & Griffiths, 2012
  • Hymenosoma orbiculare Desmarest, 1823
  • Hymenosoma projectum Dawson & Griffiths, 2012
  • Hymenosoma trilobatum Dawson & Griffiths, 2012
  • The majority of the species are found around southern Africa; the Australasian species H. hodgkini and H. geometricum may be better placed in other genera.

    References

    Hymenosoma Wikipedia


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