''Grapsus'' is a
genus of lightfoot
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...
s, comprising the following species:
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Grapsus albolineatus''
Latreille ''in'' Milbert, 1812
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Grapsus adscensionis
''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 Hele ...
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(Osbeck
Pehr Osbeck (1723 – 23 December 1805) was a Swedish explorer, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. He was born in the parish of Hålanda on Västergötland and studied at Uppsala with Carolus Linnaeus.
Naturalist in Canton
In 1750 ...
, 1765)
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Grapsus fourmanoiri''
Crosnier, 1965
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Grapsus grapsus''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
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Grapsus granulosus''
Milne-Edwards Milne-Edwards is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Henri Milne-Edwards (1800–1885), French zoologist
* Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900), French ornithologist and carcinologist, a son of Henri Milne-Edwards See also
* Milne ...
, 1853
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Grapsus intermedius''
De Man De Man is a Dutch surname, meaning "the man". The agglutinated form "Deman" is most common in West Flanders.Deman
at familienaam.be. Peopl ...
, 1888
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Grapsus longitarsis''
Dana, 1851
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Grapsus tenuicrustatus''
( Herbst, 1783)
'Grapsus' is a New Latin modification of Greek 'grapsaios' meaning 'crab'.
Gallery
File:Grapsus tenuicrustatus - hawaii - 2015-11-01.webm, ''Grapsus tenuicrustatus'' climbing on rocks in Hawaii
File:Grapsus adscensionis1.jpg, ''Grapsus adscensionis'' at Tenerife
File:Grapsus adscensionis - Tenerife 01.jpg, ''Grapsus adscensionis'' at Tenerife
File:Sally lightfoot crabs at Lot's Wife's Ponds.jpg, ''Grapsus adscensionis'' at Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
File:Grapsus albolineatus-1.jpg, ''Grapsus albolineatus'' at Karwar, India
File:Specimen of Grapsus tenuicrustatus.JPG, ''Grapsus tenuicrustatus''
References
Grapsidae
Decapod genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Articles containing video clips
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