Hyastenus elatus

Hyastenus elatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Epialtidae
Genus: Hyastenus
Species: H. elatus
Binomial name
Hyastenus elatus
Griffin & Tranter, 1986

Hyastenus elatus is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae.[1] It is one of several decorator crabs, habitually covering itself in aposematic sponges which may also serve as camouflage.

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