Scyllarus

Scyllarus
Scyllarus arctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Achelata
Family: Scyllaridae
Genus: Scyllarus
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Cancer arctus [1]
Linnaeus, 1758

Scyllarus is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in Scyllarus:[2]

References

  1. Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Scyllarus". Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 (Food and Agriculture Organization). pp. 216–226. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.
  2. Tin-Yam Chan & Michael Türkay (2009). "Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 11, 2010.


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