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Uroptychus

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Uroptychus
Uroptychus nigricapillis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Chirostylidae
Genus: Uroptychus
Henderson, 1888
Synonyms [1]

Diptychus Milne-Edwards, 1880

Uroptychus is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Chirostylidae found across the Indo-Pacific.[1] The genus Uroptychus contains the following species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Chirostylidae". Crustacea: Malocostraca: Eucarida (Part 2), Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 29–32. ISBN 9780643067929.
  2. ^ De Grave, Sammy (9 July 2020). "Uroptychus Henderson, 1888". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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