''Paragrapsus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all th ...
s from South Eastern Australia, containing the following species:
*''
Paragrapsus gaimardii''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
*''
Paragrapsus laevis''
(Dana, 1851)
*''
Paragrapsus quadridentatus''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
*''
Paragrapsus urvillei''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1853) was later referred to as part of the genus
Helice by Tesch in 1918,
but is listed as the accepted name by others.
References
Grapsoidea
Fauna of Australia
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