Scyllarus
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Scyllarus is a genus
of slipper lobster
s, containing the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of slipper lobster
Slipper lobster
Slipper lobsters are a family of decapod crustaceans found in all warm oceans and seas. Despite their name, they are not true lobsters, but are more closely related to spiny lobsters and furry lobsters. Slipper lobsters are instantly recognisable by their enlarged antennae, which project forward...
s, containing the following species:
- Scyllarus americanus (Smith, 1869)
- Scyllarus arctusScyllarus arctusScyllarus arctus is a species of slipper lobster which lives in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is uncommon in British and Irish waters, but a number of English-language vernacular names have been applied, including small European locust lobster, lesser slipper lobster and...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Scyllarus caparti Holthuis, 1952
- Scyllarus chacei Holthuis, 1960
- Scyllarus depressus (Smith, 1881)
- Scyllarus paradoxus Miers, 1881
- Scyllarus planorbis Holthuis, 1969
- Scyllarus pygmaeusScyllarus pygmaeusScyllarus pygmaeus is a species of slipper lobster that lives in shallow water in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. It grows to a length of , which is too small for it to be fished for. The juvenile form was first described in 1885, with the description of the adult following in...
(Bate, 1888) - Scyllarus subarctus Crosnier, 1970