Melybia
| Melybia thalamita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
| Genus: | Melybia Stimpson, 1871 |
| Species: | M. thalamita |
| Binomial name | |
| Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Melybia forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 | |
Melybia thalamita is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae, the only species in the genus Melybia.[2] It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico south to São Paulo, Brazil, at depths of 10–200 metres (33–656 ft).[3]
References
- ↑ Peter Davie (2010). "Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871". World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
- ↑ Gerhard Pohle, Fernando L. M. Mantelatto, Maria L. Negreiros-Fransozo & Adilson Fransozo. "Brachyura larvae: Melybia thalamita". Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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