Biology:Alain (crab)

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Alain
Alain crosnieri 1.png
Alain crosnieri 2.png
Alain crosnieri:holotype MNHN[1]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Pinnotheridae
Genus: Alain
Manning, 1998

Alain is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Pinnotheridae,[2] and was first described in 1998 by Raymond Manning.[2][3] The type species of this genus (Alain crosnieri)[4] was collected in Indonesian territorial waters.[3]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS are:[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18596303 entry