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Pachygrapsus

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Pachygrapsus is a genus of small shore crabs. Recent genetic data suggest this genus to be possibly polyphyletic.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyGrapsidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded47,350

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
204
With media
14
Family
Grapsidae
Collections
SDNHM, AMNH, CAS, USNM, YPM
Recorded in
United States, British Overseas Territory: Bermuda, Mexico, Bermuda

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Pachygrapsus is a genus of small shore crabs. Recent genetic data suggest this genus to be possibly polyphyletic.

It comprises the following species: Pachygrapsus corrugatus (von Martens, 1872) Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840 Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907 Pachygrapsus gracilis (Saussure, 1858) Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858 Pachygrapsus loveridgei Chace, 1966 Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Fabricius, 1787) Pachygrapsus maurus (Lucas, 1846) Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888 Pachygrapsus plicatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) Pachygrapsus propinquus De Man, 1908 Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871 Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes, 1850)

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