''Melybia thalamita'' is a species of
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...
in the family
Xanthidae, the only species in the genus ''Melybia''.
It is found in the western
Atlantic Ocean, from
Florida and the
Gulf of Mexico south to
São Paulo,
Brazil, at depths of .
References
Xanthidae
Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean
Crustaceans of Brazil
Monotypic decapod genera
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