species: Cymo melanodactylus in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Cymo melanodactylus


©F. Joseph Pollock: Cymo melanodactylus in an acroporid coral at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Xanthidae
Genus Cymo
Species Cymo melanodactylus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • According to F. Joseph Pollock in February 2012, these crabs help to protect their sheltering corals from disease, rather than spreading disease as was thought originally. Reference to come.

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Pollock, F.J., S.M. Katz, D.G. Bourne and B.L. Willis (2012). Cymo melanodactylus crabs slow progression of white syndrome lesions on corals. Coral Reefs, doi: 10.1007/s00338-012-0978-9. LIRS catalog number 1546.
  • Pratchett, M.S., N.A.J. Graham and C.R.C. Sheppard (2010). Are infestations of Cymo melanodactylus killing Acropora cytherea in the Chagos archipelago? Coral Reefs, 29: 941.