Puerulus (crustacean)


Puerulus, commonly known as whip lobsters, is a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae, native to the Indo-Pacific at depths of 200 to 700 meters.

Species

Puerulus angulatus Bate, 1888 Banded whip lobsterPuerulus carinatus Borradaile, 1910 Red whip lobsterPuerulus gibbosus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013Puerulus quadridentis Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013Puerulus richeri Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013Puerulus sericus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013Puerulus sewelli Ramadan, 1938 Arabian whip lobsterPuerulus velutinus Holthuis, 1963 Velvet whip lobster