| Clistocoeloma | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| 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]