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Euchirograpsus pacificus Türkay, 1975

Origin and Affin. Atlantic

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Decapoda

Suborder
Pleocyemata

Superfamily
Grapsoidea

Family
Plagusiidae

Genus
Euchirograpsus

Species
pacificus

Taxon category: Accepted

Euchirograpsus americanus changed Euchirograpsus pacificus Türkay, 1975, fide Garth (1991)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Analogue of Atlantic, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Garth, J.S. (1991) Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology of Galápagos. Brachyura. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press. New York and London, p. 123-155.

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