Hypothalassia | |
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Hypothalassia armata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Section: | Eubrachyura |
Subsection: | Heterotremata |
Superfamily: | Eriphioidea |
Family: |
Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & Schweitzer, 2006 |
Genus: |
Hypothalassia Gistel, 1848 |
Hypothalassia is a genus of temperate and tropical deep sea crabs that are found in both Australian and Japanese waters. It comprises two species: Hypothalassia acerba Koh & Ng, 2000, and Hypothalassia armata (De Haan, 1835), [1] [2] both known as the champagne crab. [3]