Ciliopagurus caparti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Diogenidae |
Genus: | Ciliopagurus |
Species: | C. caparti |
Binomial name | |
Ciliopagurus caparti (Forest, 1952) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
Trizopagurus capartiForest, 1952 |
Ciliopagurus caparti is a species of hermit crab native to South East Atlantic. [1]
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