Grapsus
Genus of crabs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grapsus is a genus of lightfoot crabs, comprising the following species:[2]
- Grapsus albolineatus Latreille in Milbert, 1812
- Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
- Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
- Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Grapsus granulosus Milne-Edwards, 1853
- Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
- Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
- Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783)
Quick Facts Grapsus, Scientific classification ...
Grapsus | |
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"Sally Lightfoot", Grapsus grapsus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Grapsidae |
Subfamily: | Grapsinae |
Genus: | Grapsus Lamarck, 1801 [1] |
Type species | |
Cancer grapsus [2] |
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'Grapsus' is a New Latin modification of Greek 'grapsaios' meaning 'crab'.[3]