Polydectus cupulifer | |
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A drawing of Pilumnus cupulifera | |
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Genus: | Polydectus
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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Species: | P. cupulifer
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Polydectus cupulifer | |
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Polydectus cupulifer is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae, and the only species in the genus Polydectus. [2] Together with the genus Lybia, it forms the subfamily Polydectinae. [3] It is found in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Madagascar and the Red Sea in the west to Japan, Hawaii and French Polynesia in the east. [4] P. cupulifer is densely covered with setae (bristles), and frequently carries a sea anemone in each chela (claw). [5]
Polydectus cupulifer | |
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A drawing of Pilumnus cupulifera | |
Scientific classification | |
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Genus: | Polydectus
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
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Species: | P. cupulifer
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Polydectus cupulifer | |
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Polydectus cupulifer is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae, and the only species in the genus Polydectus. [2] Together with the genus Lybia, it forms the subfamily Polydectinae. [3] It is found in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Madagascar and the Red Sea in the west to Japan, Hawaii and French Polynesia in the east. [4] P. cupulifer is densely covered with setae (bristles), and frequently carries a sea anemone in each chela (claw). [5]