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Gandalfus

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Gandalfus
Gandalfus yunohana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Bythograeidae
Genus: Gandalfus
McLay, 2007

Gandalfus is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Bythograeidae.[1] Gandalfus species occur around hydrothermal vents.[2]

The species of this genus are found in the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gandalfus McLay, 2007". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ McLay, Colin (2007-07-09). "New crabs from hydrothermal vents of the Kermadec Ridge submarine volcanoes, New Zealand: Gandalfus gen. nov. (Bythograeidae) and Xenograpsus (Varunidae) (Decapoda: Brachyura)". Zootaxa. 1524 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–22. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1524.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.