Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

White-V Hydroid Crab
Hyastenus borradailei
White-V Hydroid Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Hyastenus borradailei
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Distribution: West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Majoidea (Superfamily)
         └Epialtidae (Family)
          └Pisinae (Subfamily) Imitator Crabs
           └Hyastenus (Genus)
            └H. borradailei (Species)
WoRMS ID: 210267🔗
iNaturalist ID: 503289🔗

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