Alain (crab)
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| Alain | |
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| Alain crosnieri:holotype MNHN[1] | |
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| 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,[1] and was first described in 1998 by Raymond Manning.[1][2] The type species of this genus (Alain crosnieri)[3] was collected in Indonesian territorial waters.[2]
