Cyclograpsus lavauxi
| Cyclograpsus lavauxi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Varunidae |
| Genus: | Cyclograpsus |
| Species: | C. lavauxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclograpsus lavauxi (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853) | |
The smooth shore crab, Cyclograpsus lavauxi, is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Varunidae (formerly in Grapsidae), found in New Zealand and the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile.[1] The carapace width is up to 28 millimetres (1.1 in).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 C. L. McLay (1988). "Brachyura and crab-like Anomura of New Zealand". Leigh Laboratory Bulletin (University of Auckland) 22: 1–463.