Galapagos Species Database
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Palicus lucasii
cangrejo grapsoid, Grapsoid crab
Origin and Affin. Atlantic
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Palicoidea
Family
Palicidae
Genus
Palicus
Species
lucasii
Taxon category: Accepted
Cymopolia lucaii (Rathbun) changed Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898, fide Garth (1991)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Gulf of California and Panamic
- 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Palicus lucasii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8546. Accessed 18 August 2025.