''Harryplax'' is a genus of

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

containing the sole species ''Harryplax severus'', native to

Guam Guam ( ; ) is an island that is an Territories of the United States, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, Guam, Hagåtña, and the most ...

, where it is found in offshore coral rubble. Measuring , ''H. severus'' occurs at depths of . First collected in 1998 and described in 2017, the genus name honors collector Harry T. Conley, as well as the literary character

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

, an allusion to Conley's "uncanny ability to collect rare and interesting creatures as if by magic." The species name alludes to

Severus Snape Severus Snape is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. In the first five novels, he is the professor of Potions at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the sixth book, he teaches Defence ...

, also from the ''Harry Potter'' series.

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Crabs Fauna of Guam {{Eubrachyura-stub