Biology:Paragrapsus

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Short description: Genus of crabs

Paragrapsus
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Paragrapsus laevis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Varunidae
Genus: Paragrapsus
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
Type species
Paragrapsus quadridentatus
H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

Paragrapsus is a genus of crabs from South Eastern Australia, containing the following species:[1]

  • Paragrapsus gaimardii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
  • Paragrapsus laevis (Dana, 1851)
  • Paragrapsus quadridentatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
  • Paragrapsus urvillei H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 was later referred to as part of the genus Helice by Tesch in 1918,[1] but is listed as the accepted name by others.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18591374 entry