Clistocoeloma
Genus of crabs
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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]
| Clistocoeloma | |
|---|---|
| A preserved specimen of Clistocoeloma melanesicum from the crustaceans collection at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Sesarmidae |
| Genus: | Clistocoeloma H.Milne Edwards, 1873 |
Species
These ten known species belong to the genus Clistocoeloma:[2]
- Clistocoeloma amamaparense Rahayu & Takeda, 2000
- Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
- Clistocoeloma lanatum (Alcock, 1900)
- Clistocoeloma melanesicum Lee, Ng & Ng, 2013
- Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
- Clistocoeloma nobile Lee, Ng & Ng, 2023
- Clistocoeloma sinense Shen, 1933
- Clistocoeloma suvaense Edmondson, 1951
- Clistocoeloma tectum (Rathbun, 1914)
- Clistocoeloma villosum (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)