Coleusia janani

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Coleusia janani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Leucosiidae
Genus: Coleusia
Species:
C. janani
Binomial name
Coleusia janani
Giraldes, Al-Maslamni & Smyth, 2017

Coleusia janani is a newly discovered species of pebble crabs found off the coast of Qatar in 2017. [1] [2] Its shell is of bright orange and lite grey color with small white centres and lined by thin red outer rings. [3]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coleusia janani Giraldes, Al-Maslamni & Smyth, 2017". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. "Animals and Plants Unique to Qatar". lntreasures.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  3. "Coleusia janani Giraldes, Al-Maslamni & Smyth, 2017". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-07.