Leptograpsus
| Leptograpsus variegatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Grapsidae |
| Genus: | Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 |
| Species: | L. variegatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793) | |
Leptograpsus variegatus, known as the purple rock crab, is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Grapsidae, found in southern subtropical Indo-Pacific Oceans.[1] It grows to around 50 millimetres (2.0 in) shell width.[1] It is the only species in the genus Leptograpsus.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Grapsidae". SeaFriends. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ↑ Peter Davie (2010). "Leptograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
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