species: Elamena sp. in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Elamena sp.


©Anne Hoggett: Elamena sp., carapace width estimated at 3-4 mm, on underside of Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens which was found under a granite slab exposed at extreme low tide near South Island, Lizard Island Group. Note Star Sand (foraminiferan) on carapace. Thanks to Dr Shane Ahyong (Australian Museum) for the identification.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Hymenosomatidae
Genus Elamena
Species Elamena sp.

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Shane Ahyong (Jul 2016) thinks this is probably Elamena truncata.

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  • Size data has not been obtained.

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