''Plagusia'' is a genus of
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 in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Plagusiidae
The Plagusiidae are a family of crabs, formerly treated as a subfamily of the family Grapsidae, but have since been considered sufficiently distinct to be a family in their own right. The family Plagusiidae includes the subfamily Plagusiinae, com ...
, containing the following species:
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Plagusia depressa''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Plagusia immaculata''
Lamarck, 1818
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Plagusia integripes''
Garth, 1973
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Plagusia speciosa''
Dana, 1852
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Plagusia squamosa''
(Herbst, 1790)
References
Grapsoidea
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