Biology:Grapsus adscensionis

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Short description: Species of crab

Grapsus adscensionis
Grapsus adscensionis - Tenerife 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Grapsidae
Genus: Grapsus
Species:
G. adscensionis
Binomial name
Grapsus adscensionis
(Osbeck, 1765)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancer adscensionis Osbeck, 1765
  • Grapsus adscencionis (Osbeck, 1765)
  • Grapsus pictus var. ocellatus Studer, 1883
  • Grapsus webbi Milne-Edwards, 1853

Grapsus adscensionis is a species of crab found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Distribution

Grapsus adscensionis is found in parts of the Atlantic coast of Africa and in several groups of Atlantic islands such as Macaronesia, Saint Helena, Ascension Island, São Tomé and Príncipe and Fernando de Noronha.[1]

References



Wikidata ☰ Q13647516 entry