Mictyris brevidactylus

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Mictyris brevidactylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Mictyridae
Genus: Mictyris
Species:
M. brevidactylus
Binomial name
Mictyris brevidactylus
Stimpson, 1858 [1]

Mictyris brevidactylus is a

gregarious and burrows into the sand when disturbed, in a corkscrew motion.[3]

References

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  2. ^ "Mictyris brevidactylus". Crabs of Japan. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  3. Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission
    . Retrieved January 16, 2010.