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Scyllarinae
Slipper lobsters are a family (Scyllaridae) of about 90 species of achelate crustaceans, in the Decapoda clade Reptantia, found in all warm oceans and seas. They are not true lobsters, but are more closely related to spiny lobsters and furry lobsters. Slipper lobsters are instantly recognisable by their enlarged antennae, which project forward from the head as wide plates. All the species of slipper lobsters are edible, and some, such as the Moreton Bay bug and...
13 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Scyllarus
genusScyllarus
Crenarctus
genusCrenarctus
Eduarctus
genusEduarctus
Biarctus
genusBiarctus
Petrarctus
genusPetrarctus
Chelarctus
genusChelarctus
Gibbularctus
genusGibbularctus
Acantharctus
genusAcantharctus
Remiarctus
genusRemiarctus
Galearctus
genusGalearctus
Antarctus
genusAntarctus
Bathyarctus
genusBathyarctus
Scammarctus
genusScammarctus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1067206.