Pachygrapsus Explained

Pachygrapsus is a genus of small shore crabs. Recent genetic data suggest this genus to be possibly polyphyletic.^[1]

It comprises the following species:^[2]

• Pachygrapsus corrugatus (von Martens, 1872)
• Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840
• Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907
• Pachygrapsus gracilis (Saussure, 1858)
• Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
• Pachygrapsus loveridgei Chace, 1966
• Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Fabricius, 1787)
• Pachygrapsus maurus (Lucas, 1846)
• Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
• Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
• Pachygrapsus plicatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
• Pachygrapsus propinquus De Man, 1908
• Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871
• Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes, 1850)

Notes and References

1. Christoph D. Schubart . 2011 . Reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships within Grapsidae (Crustacea: Brachyura) and comparison of trans-isthmian versus amphi-atlantic gene flow based on mtDNA . . 250 . 4 . 472–478 . 10.1016/j.jcz.2011.06.003 .
2. . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . Peter K. L. Ng . Danièle Guinot . Peter J. F. Davie . amp .