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Hippa

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Hippa
Hippa adactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Hippidae
Genus: Hippa
Fabricius, 1787

Hippa is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:[1]

It is closely related to the genus Emerita, and species have often been transferred between the two genera.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chris Boyko (2010). "Hippa Fabricius, 1787". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Pilar A. Haye; Yan K. Tam; Irv Kornfield (2002). "Molecular phylogenetics of mole crabs (Hippidae: Emerita)" (PDF). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 22 (4): 903–915. doi:10.1651/0278-0372(2002)022[0903:MPOMHE]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 1549850.