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Palinustus
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Palinustus

Palinustus, sometimes referred to as blunthorn lobsters, is a genus of spiny lobsters which primarily live in coral reefs along the Indo-West Pacific region, with some members of this genus being found in the Western Atlantic, Taiwan, and Japan.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Palinustus unicornutus

speciesPalinustus unicornutus

Palinustus waguensis

speciesPalinustus waguensis

Palinustus holthuisi

speciesPalinustus holthuisi

Palinustus truncatus

speciesPalinustus truncatus

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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 90628.