Chirostylus
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Chirostylus is a genus of squat lobster
Squat lobster
Squat lobsters are decapod crustaceans of the families Galatheidae, Chirostylidae and Kiwaidae, including the common genera Galathea and Munida. They are not lobsters at all, but are more closely related to porcelain crabs, hermit crabs and then, more distantly, true crabs...

s in the family Chirostylidae, containing the following species:
  • Chirostylus dolichopus Ortmann, 1892
  • Chirostylus micheleae Tirmizi & Khan, 1979
  • Chirostylus novaecaledoniae Baba, 1991
  • Chirostylus ortmanni Miyake & Baba, 1968
  • Chirostylus rostratus Osawa & Nishikiori, 1998
  • Chirostylus stellaris Osawa, 2007
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