Plagusiidae | |
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Percnon gibbesi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Superfamily: | Grapsoidea |
Family: |
Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 |
Genera | |
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The Plagusiidae are a family of crabs, formerly treated as a subfamily of the family Grapsidae, but have since been considered sufficiently distinct to be a family in their own right. The Plagusiidae family includes the Plagusiinae subfamily, comprising the genera Percnon and Plagusia, which constitute a widespread group of litophilic, intertidal and subtidal crabs that are notorius for their speed and their agility.
Six genera are included in the family: