Grapsus longitarsis
Species of crab
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Grapsus longitarsis is a species of crab in the family Grapsidae, native to the Indo-Pacific.[3] It was first described by James Dwight Dana in 1851, from a specimen found in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.[1][4]
| Grapsus longitarsis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Grapsidae |
| Genus: | Grapsus |
| Species: | G. longitarsis |
| Binomial name | |
| Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851 | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Grapsus subquadratus | |
The basis for the decision of synonymy is Banerjee (1960).[1][2]
G. longitarsis is a tropical, benthic species living at depths ranging from 0–5 m in the intertidal zone. Precopulatory courtship (via smell and touch) is common and the sperm transfer is usually indirect.[3]
