Thymopsis nilenta

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 to 3,040 metres (6,483 to 9,974 ft).^[2] It reaches a total length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in), of which the carapace makes up about 5 to 6 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in).^[2] It is known from a total of four specimens collected from two localities.^[2]

Thymopsis nilenta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Nephropidae
Genus:	Thymopsis Holthuis, 1974
Species:	T. nilenta
Binomial name
Thymopsis nilenta Holthuis, 1974