''Discoplax rotunda'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
land crab
A number of lineages of crabs have evolved to live predominantly on land. Examples of terrestrial crabs are found in the families Gecarcinidae and Gecarcinucidae, as well as in selected genera from other families, such as '' Sesarma'', althou ...
in the genus ''
Discoplax
''Discoplax'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs. It is very closely related to the genus '' Cardisoma''.
Five species are currently recognised:
*'' Discoplax celeste'' 2012
*''Discoplax gracilipes'' Ng & Guinot, 2001
*''Discoplax longipes
''Di ...
'' found in the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...
.
References
Grapsoidea
Terrestrial crustaceans
Crustaceans described in 1824
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