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Thymopsis nilenta

Thymopsis nilenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Thymopsis
Holthuis, 1974
Species: T. nilenta
Binomial name
Thymopsis nilenta
Holthuis, 1974

Thymopsis nilenta is a species of lobster, and the only species in the genus Thymopsis. It is found around the Falkland Islands and South Georgia at depths of 1,976–3,040 metres (6,483–9,974 ft). It reaches a total length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in), of which the carapace is about 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in). It is known from a total of four specimens collected from two localities.



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