genus
Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus
Field notes
Pachygrapsus is a genus of small shore crabs. Recent genetic data suggest this genus to be possibly polyphyletic.
It comprises the following species:
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)
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native shore crab All
Native to the US, by observations.