Metopograpsus
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Metopograpsus is a genus
of crab
s, containing the following extant species:
A further extinct species is known.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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, containing the following extant species:
- Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
- Metopograpsus latifrons (White, 1847)
- Metopograpsus messorMetopograpsus messorMetopograpsus messor is a species of crab that lives in mangroves from East Africa to Fiji.-Description:It grows up to wide. The carapace and legs are mottled brownish green, while the claws are brownish red.-Distribution:The distribution of M...
(Forsskål, 1775) - Metopograpsus oceanicus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
- Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
- Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839)
A further extinct species is known.