Clistocoeloma

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]

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)

References

1. "Crab Database · Crabs · Genus Clistocoeloma".
2. "Clistocoeloma A.Milne-Edwards, 1873". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-07-29.