Guinot, Danièle;Ng, Ngan Kee;Rodríguez Moreno, Paula A.
Plagusiidae
Sign in to saveThe 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 used to include a subfamily Plagusiinae, comprising the genera Percnon and Plagusia, which constitute a widespread group of litophilic, intertidal and subtidal crabs that are notorious for their speed and their agility.
Species
ショウジンガニ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyPlagusiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Plagusiidae
- Collections
- SAMA, MNHN, UF
- Recorded in
- Australia, Martinique, Nouvelle-Caledonie, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Ile Maurice, Bismarck Sea, American Samoa
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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 used to include a subfamily Plagusiinae, comprising the genera Percnon and Plagusia, which constitute a widespread group of litophilic, intertidal and subtidal crabs that are notorious for their speed and their agility.
Six genera are currently included in the family: Caligoplagusia Fujita & Narusa, 2014 Davusia Guinot, 2007 Euchirograpsus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 Guinusia Schubart & Cuesta, 2010 Miersiograpsus Türkay, 1978 Plagusia Latreille, 1804
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