teddy-bear crab

Polydectus cupulifer

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Xanthidae

Polydectus cupulifer is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae, and the only species in the genus Polydectus. Together with the genus Lybia, it forms the subfamily Polydectinae. 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 5France · 2

Sources and credits

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teddy-bear crab

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