Biology:Grapsus

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Short description: Genus of crabs

Grapsus
Sally lightfoot crab.jpg
"Sally Lightfoot", Grapsus grapsus
Scientific classification e
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]

Grapsus is a genus of lightfoot crabs, comprising the following species:[2]

'Grapsus' is a New Latin modification of Greek 'grapsaios' meaning 'crab'.[3]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q5221463 entry