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Bythograeidae is a small family of crabs which live around hydrothermal vents. The family contains 13 species in 6 genera 1. Their relationships to other crabs is unclear 2.
References
- ^ Colin McLay (2007). "New crabs from hydrothermal vents of the Kermadec Ridge submarine volcanoes, New Zealand: Gandalfus gen. nov. (Bythograeidae) and Xenograpsus (Varunidae) (Decapoda: Brachyura)". Zootaxa 1524: 1–22. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01524p022f.pdf.
- ^ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001) (PDF). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 132 pp. http://www.nhm.org/research/publications/CrustaceaClassification.pdf.
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