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Plagusiidae

Guinot, Danièle;Ng, Ngan Kee;Rodríguez Moreno, Paula A.

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Plagusiidae

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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.

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ショウジンガニ科

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyPlagusiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded9,996

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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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