Family

Grapsidae (Shore crabs)

Pachygrapsus crassipes. Photo: (c) Nature Ali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

The Grapsidae are a family of crabs known variously as marsh crabs, shore crabs, or talon crabs. The family has not been confirmed to form a monophyletic group and some taxa may belong in other families. They are found along the shore among rocks, in estuaries, marshes, and in some cases pelagic among drifting seaweeds and flotsam.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
        Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
        Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
        Infraorder: Brachyura (True crabs)
        Zoosection: Eubrachyura (Eubrachyuran crabs)
        Zoosubsection: Thoracotremata (Thoracotrematan crabs)
        Superfamily: Grapsoidea (Land, shore, and marsh crabs)
        Family: Grapsidae (Shore crabs)
        Genus: Pachygrapsus (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Pachygrapsus

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