Hoplophrys

Hoplophrys oatesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Epialtidae
Subfamily:
Pisinae
Genus:
Hoplophrys

Henderson, 1893
Species:
H. oatesi
Binomial name
Hoplophrys oatesi
Henderson, 1893

Hoplophrys is a monotypic genus of crab in the family Epialtidae. It contains the single species Hoplophrys oatesi, also known as the candy crab, Oates's soft coral crab, commensal soft coral crab and Dendronephthya crab.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ ScubaVision, www.scubavision.de. "Photo Image Candy crab Hoplophrys oatesii". Lembehresort.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  2. ^ "The Candy Crab - Identify tropical fish". Whats That Fish!. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  3. ^ Peter Davie (2012). "Hoplophrys". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  4. ^ Peter Davie (2012). "Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 24, 2012.