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