| Lybia tessellata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
| Genus: | Lybia |
| Species: | L. tessellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lybia tessellata | |
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Lybia tessellata is a species of small crab in the family Xanthidae. It is found in shallow parts of the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. They are found from the east coast of Africa in the Red Sea across Northern Japan and Northern and Eastern Hawaii.[2] Like other members of the genus Lybia, it is commonly known as the pom-pom crab, cheerleader crab, or boxer crab because of its habit of carrying a sea anemone around in each of its claws, these resembling pom-poms or boxing gloves.
- ^ a b Davie, Peter (2010). "Lybia tessellata (Latreille, in Milbert, 1812)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "The Mosaic Boxer Crab | Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine". www.tfhmagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.