Harryplax
genus of crustaceans
Harryplax is a genus of crab containing the species Harryplax severus. H. severus occurs at depths of 1 to 7.6 m (3.3 to 24.9 ft). First collected in 1998 and described in 2017, the genus name honors collector Harry T. Conley, as well as the literary character Harry Potter The species name alludes to Severus Snape, also from the Harry Potter series.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Christmaplacidae |
| Genus: | Harryplax Mendoza & Ng, 2017 |
| Type species | |
| Harryplax severus Mendoza & Ng, 2017
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References
change- ↑ Mendoza, Jose C.E.; Ng, Peter K.L. (2017). "Harryplax severus, a new genus and species of an unusual coral rubble-inhabiting crab from Guam (Crustacea, Brachyura, Christmaplacidae)". ZooKeys (647): 23–35. doi:10.3897/zookeys.647.11455. PMC 5345348. PMID 28325962.
- ↑ Greshko, Michael (23 January 2017). "Pale, Beady-Eyed Crab Named for Harry Potter". National Geographic News.
- ↑ Geggel, Laura (23 January 2017). "Accio Crab! Newfound Crab Honors Harry Potter and Professor Snape". Live Science.