''Hippa'' is a genus of
decapod crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group ...
s in the family
Hippidae
Hippidae is a family of decapod crustaceans, currently known by the English name as either mole crab or sand crab, and by an earlier English name as sand bug. They are closely related to the family Albuneidae, with which they are usually joined ...
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Hippa adactyla
''Hippa adactyla'' is a species of small, sand-burrowing decapod crustacean found living along the coasts of Indo-West Pacific waters. It is found on exposed sandy beaches in the swash region of the intertidal zone.
Description
A small crustac ...
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Fabricius, 1787
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Hippa admirabilis
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*'' Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*'' Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*'' Hippa australis'' Hale, 19 ...
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Thallwitz, 1892
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Hippa alcimede
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*''Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*'' Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*'' Hippa australis'' Hale, 192 ...
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de Man, 1902
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Hippa australis
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*''Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*''Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*'' Hippa australis'' Hale, 1927 ...
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Hale, 1927
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Hippa carcineutes
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*''Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*''Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*''Hippa australis'' Hale, 1927
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Holthuis & Manning, 1970
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Hippa celaeno
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*''Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*''Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*''Hippa australis'' Hale, 1927
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de Man, 1896
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Hippa granulatus
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*''Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*''Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*''Hippa australis'' Hale, 1927
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Borradaile, 1904
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Hippa hirtipes
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla
''Hippa adactyla'' is a species of small, sand-burrowing Decapoda, decapod crustacean found living along the coasts of I ...
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Dana, 1852
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Hippa indica
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*''Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*''Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*''Hippa australis'' Hale, 1927
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Haig, Murugan & Balakrishnan Nair, 1986
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Hippa marmorata
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*''Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*''Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*''Hippa australis'' Hale, 1927
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Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846
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Hippa ovalis
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*'' Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*'' Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*'' Hippa australis'' Hale, 19 ...
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A. Milne-Edwards, 1862
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Hippa picta
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*''Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*''Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*''Hippa australis'' Hale, 1927
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Heller, 1861
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Hippa strigillata
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*'' Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*'' Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*'' Hippa australis'' Hale, 19 ...
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Stimpson, 1860
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Hippa testudinaria
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*'' Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*'' Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*'' Hippa australis'' Hale, 19 ...
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Herbst, 1791
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Hippa truncatifrons
''Hippa'' is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the family Hippidae, containing the following species:
*''Hippa adactyla'' Fabricius, 1787
*'' Hippa admirabilis'' Thallwitz, 1892
*'' Hippa alcimede'' de Man, 1902
*'' Hippa australis'' Hale, 19 ...
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Miers, 1878
It is closely related to the genus ''
Emerita'', and species have often been transferred between the two genera.
References
Hippoidea
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