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Scyllarus (Slipper lobster) with Relationships

Synonyms: Arctus; Chrysoma; Nisto; Syllarus; Yalomus

Wikipedia Abstract

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: \n* Scyllarus americanus (Smith, 1869) \n* Scyllarus arctus (Linnaeus, 1758) \n* Scyllarus caparti Holthuis, 1952 \n* Scyllarus chacei Holthuis, 1960 \n* Scyllarus depressus (Smith, 1881) \n* Scyllarus paradoxus Miers, 1881 \n* Scyllarus planorbis Holthuis, 1969 \n* Scyllarus pygmaeus (Bate, 1888) \n* Scyllarus subarctus Crosnier, 1970
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Species

Scyllarus arctus (small european locust lobster)
Scyllarus pygmaeus (pygmy locust lobster)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0