Lamarckdromia | |
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Lamarckdromia globosa found in Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Dromiidae |
Subfamily: | Dromiinae |
Genus: |
Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tavares, 2003 |
Lamarckdromia is a genus of crabs within the family Dromiidae, containing 3 species. [1] The most recent species described, Lamarckdromia beagle, was discovered in Australia after being washed onto a beach in 2022. Its species name beagle is in recognition of Charles Darwin’s ship HMS Beagle. [2]
There are three species: [1]