Clistocoeloma

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Clistocoeloma
Clistocoeloma melanesicum (MNHN-IU-2012-995) 001.jpeg
A preserved specimen of Clistocoeloma melanesicum from the crustaceans collection at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France).
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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

These ten known species belong to the genus Clistocoeloma: [2]

References

  1. "Crab Database · Crabs · Genus Clistocoeloma".
  2. 1 2 "Clistocoeloma A.Milne-Edwards, 1873". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-07-29.