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Hoplophrys
| Hoplophrys oatesii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Majoidea |
| Family: | Epialtidae |
| Subfamily: | Pisinae |
| Genus: | Hoplophrys Henderson, 1893 |
| Species: | H. oatesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoplophrys oatesii Henderson, 1893
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Hoplophrys is a monotypic genus of crab in the family Epialtidae. It contains the single species Hoplophrys oatesii, also known as the candy crab, Oates's soft coral crab, commensal soft coral crab and Dendronephthya crab.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ "Candy crab Hoplophrys oatesii". Lembeh Resort resort and spa. Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.
- ^ "The Candy Crab - Identify tropical fish". Whats That Fish!. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (2019). "Hoplophrys". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (2022). "Hoplophrys oatesii Henderson, 1893". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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