Hyastenus elatus

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Hyastenus elatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Epialtidae
Genus: Hyastenus
Species:
H. elatus
Binomial name
Hyastenus elatus
Griffin & Tranter, 1986

Hyastenus elatus is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. [1] It is one of several decorator crabs, habitually covering itself in aposematic sponges which may also serve as camouflage.

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References

  1. Peter Davie (2010). "Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tranter, 1986". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved May 24, 2012.