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The taxonomic status of some native species of mud lobsters is currently being revised but at least seventeen species are represented in the Northeastern Atlantic/Mediterranean regions. Only two are figured here that are considered to be the commonest. Distinctive features of mud lobster families are discussed in section 7.4.
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Ingle, R. (1997). Mud Lobsters (Thalassinoidea). In: Crayfishes, Lobsters and Crabs of Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5872-5_7
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