Natal lightfoot crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Grapsidae
Grapsus est un genre de crabes de la famille des Grapsidae. Liste des espèces Selon World Register of Marine Species (2 juin 2026) : Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) Grapsus albolineatus Latreille in Milbert, 1812 Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965 Grapsus granulosus H.
Grapsus tenuicrustatus, commonly known as thin-shelled rock crab or Natal lightfoot crab, is a species of decapod crustacean in the family Grapsidae. The English common name natal sally-light-foot crab has been applied to the species by the FAO, and as the synonym Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus suggests, it had sometimes been classified as a subspecies of the sally-lightfoot. Description and biology Grapsus tenuicrustatus can be characterized by its deep purple to black carapace and many light colored markings while it is alive.
Grapsus es un género de crustáceos decápodos del infraorden Brachyura. Especies Contiene las siguientes especies: Grapsus albolineatus Latreille in Milbert, 1812 Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965 Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758) Grapsus granulosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888 Grapsus longitarsus Dana, 1851 Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783) Referencias Enlaces externos Wikispecies tiene un artículo sobre Grapsus.
Distribution
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