Hemigrapsus

Hemigrapsus is a genus of varunid crabs comprising thirteen species native almost exclusively in the Pacific Ocean, but two have been introduced to the North Atlantic region.

Hemigrapsus
Hemigrapsus nudus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Varunidae
Subfamily: Varuninae
Genus: Hemigrapsus
Dana, 1851
Type species
Hemigrapsus crassimanus
Dana, 1851
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