Lamarckdromia
Sign in to saveLamarckdromia is a genus of crabs within the family Dromiidae, containing 3 species. The most recent species described, Lamarckdromia beagle, was discovered in Australia after being washed onto a beach in 2022. Its species name beagle is in recognition of Charles Darwin’s ship HMS Beagle.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyDromiidae
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- taxon
- Named after
- Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
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- Lamarckdromia globosa.jpg
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- Guinot & Tavares, 2003
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Lamarckdromia is a genus of crabs within the family Dromiidae, containing 3 species. The most recent species described, Lamarckdromia beagle, was discovered in Australia after being washed onto a beach in 2022. Its species name beagle is in recognition of Charles Darwin’s ship HMS Beagle.
== Species == There are three species: Lamarckdromia beagle McLay & Hosie, 2022 Lamarckdromia excavata (Stimpson, 1858) Lamarckdromia globosa (Lamarck, 1818)
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