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Hyastenus

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Hyastenus
H. bispinosus on the hydroid Aglaophenia cupressina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Epialtidae
Subfamily: Pisinae
Genus: Hyastenus
White, 1847
Type species
Hyastenus sebae
White, 1847

Hyastenus is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, subfamily Pisinae, containing the following extant species:[1]

One further fossil species is known.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2012). "Hyastenus White, 1847". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.