Biology:Melybia

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Short description: Genus of crabs


Melybia thalamita
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Melybia

Stimpson, 1871
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M. thalamita
Binomial name
Melybia thalamita
Stimpson, 1871
Synonyms [1]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6499501 entry