Plagusiidae
Encyclopedia
Plagusiidae is a family
of crab
s. It was formerly treated as a subfamily of the family Grapsidae
, but has since been considered sufficiently distinct to be a family in its own right.
Five genera are included in the family:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s. It was formerly treated as a subfamily of the family Grapsidae
Grapsidae
Grapsidae is a family of crabs known variously as marsh crabs, shore crabs or talon crabs. It is not confirmed that the family forms a monophyletic group and some taxa may belong in other families...
, but has since been considered sufficiently distinct to be a family in its own right.
Five genera are included in the family:
- Davusia Guinot, 2007
- Euchirograpsus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
- Miersiograpsus Türkay, 1978
- PercnonPercnonPercnon is a genus of crabs. It is currently "doubtfully placed" in the family Plagusiidae, and it has also been included in the family Grapsidae.-Species:Six species are currently recognised:*Percnon abbreviatum...
Gistel, 1848 - PlagusiaPlagusiaPlagusia is a genus of crabs in the family Grapsidae, containing the following species:*Plagusia chabrus *Plagusia dentipes *Plagusia depressa *Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818...
Latreille, 1804