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Image of <i>Cymo quadrilobatus</i>

Cymo quadrilobatus

Description

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A marine species of crab.

L. A. Borradaile thought that Cymo quadrilobatus was identical to Cymo tuberculatus after encountering a specimen of the former retrieved from a 1899-1990 expedition. However, according to the World Register of Marine Species, both are accepted as two different species.

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Wilson, Adrienne

Distribution

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In the 1899-1900 expedition a specimen was recovered on the shore of Male, Goifurfehendu and Faiifolu Atolls. (Borradaile, p. 251)

Areas where this species is found include Chagos, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Red Sea, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, and the Western Islands. (WoRMS)

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Wilson, Adrienne

Habitat

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Marine

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Wilson, Adrienne