Grapsus
Genus of crabs
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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)
| Grapsus | |
|---|---|
| |
| "Sally Lightfoot", Grapsus grapsus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 New Latin modification of Greek 'grapsaios' meaning 'crab'.[3]
