Tags: Crustacean.

Polydectus cupulifer is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae and the only species in the genus Polydectus. Together with the genus Lybia it forms the subfamily Polydectinae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific ranging from Madagascar and the Red Sea in the west to Japan Hawaii and French Polynesia in the east. P. cupulifer is densely covered with setae (bristles) and frequently carries a sea anemone in each chela (claw).

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