''Hyastenus'' 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 ...
s in the family
Epialtidae
Epialtidae is a family 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 e ...
, subfamily
Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
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Hyastenus ambonensis''
Griffin & Tranter, 1986
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Hyastenus aries''
(Latreille, 1825)
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Hyastenus auctus
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*''Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*''Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1916 ...
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Rathbun, 1916
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Hyastenus biformis''
Rathbun, 1916
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Hyastenus bispinosus
''Hyastenus bispinosus'' is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae, found around Ambon Island, Ambon, the Banda Islands, Timor, and the Lembeh Strait off Sulawesi.
References
Majoidea
Crustaceans described in 1939
Fauna of Timor
Crab ...
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Buitendijk, 1939
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Hyastenus borradailei''
(Rathbun, 1907)
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Hyastenus brachychirus''
Nobili, 1899
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Hyastenus brevicornis''
Ortmann, 1894
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Hyastenus brockii''
de Man, 1887
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Hyastenus campbelli''
Griffin & Tranter, 1986
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Hyastenus consobrinus
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
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A. Milne-Edwards, 1895
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Hyastenus convexus''
Miers, 1884
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Hyastenus cornigerus''
Sakai, 1938
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Hyastenus cracentis''
Griffin & Tranter, 1986
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Hyastenus diacanthus
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
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(De Haan, 1839)
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Hyastenus elatus
''Hyastenus elatus'' is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. It is one of several decorator crabs, habitually covering itself in aposematic sponges which may also serve as camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of ma ...
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Griffin & Tranter, 1986
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Hyastenus elongatus
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
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Ortmann, 1893
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Hyastenus espinosus
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
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(Borradaile, 1903)
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Hyastenus fracterculus
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
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Rathbun, 1916
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Hyastenus gracilimanus
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
''
Yang & Dai, 1994
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Hyastenus hectori
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
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Miers, 1879
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Hyastenus hendersoni
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
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(Laurie, 1906)
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Hyastenus hilgendorfi
''Hyastenus hilgendorfi'' is a species of spider crab from the family Epialtidae, classified in the sub-family Pisinae, from the Indo-Pacific region. It has been recorded in the Suez Canal and there have been a few records in the eastern Mediter ...
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de Man, 1887
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Hyastenus inermis
''Hyastenus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:
*'' Hyastenus ambonensis'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986
*'' Hyastenus aries'' (Latreille, 1825)
*''Hyastenus auctus'' Rathbun, 1 ...
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(Rathbun, 1911)
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Hyastenus kyusyuensis''
(Yokoya, 1933)
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Hyastenus mindoro''
Griffin & Tranter, 1986
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Hyastenus minutus''
Buitendijk, 1939
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Hyastenus planasius''
(Adams & White, 1848)
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Hyastenus pleione''
(Herbst, 1803)
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Hyastenus scrobiculatus''
Rathbun, 1916
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Hyastenus sebae''
White, 1847
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Hyastenus sinope''
(Adams & White, 1848)
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Hyastenus spinosus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1872
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Hyastenus subinermis''
Zehntner, 1894
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Hyastenus ternatensis''
Buitendijk, 1939
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Hyastenus truncatipes''
(Miers, 1879)
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Hyastenus uncifer''
Calman, 1900
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Hyastenus whitei''
Griffin, 1976
One further fossil species is known.
References
Majoidea
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