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Scyllarus

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Scyllarus
Scyllarus arctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Scyllaridae
Subfamily: Scyllarinae
Genus: Scyllarus
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Cancer arctus [1]

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:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Scyllarus". Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 216–226. ISBN 92-5-103027-8. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Tin-Yam Chan & Michael Türkay (2009). "Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 11, 2010.