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Ibacus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Achelata
Superfamilia: Palinuroidea
Familia: Scyllaridae
Subfamilia: Ibacinae
Genus: Ibacus
Species: I. altricrenatus - I. brevipes - I. brucei - I. ciliatus - I. novemdentatus - I. peronii

Name

Ibacus Leach, 1815

References

* Barnard, K.H. 1950: Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea. Ann. S. Afr. Mus, 38: 1-837
* Holthuis, L.B. 1977: Two new species of scyllarid lobsters (Crustacea Decapoda, Palinuridea) from Australia and the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. Zoologische Mededelingen, 52: 191-200.


Vernacular names
English: Fan Lobsters

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Ibacus is a genus of slipper lobsters, including commercially important species such as the Balmain bug, Ibacus peronii [1].

References

1. ^ Tin-Yam Chan (2009). "Ibacus Leach, 1815". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206491. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

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