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Plagusiidae

Plagusiidae
Percnon gibbesi Linosa 053.jpg
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:


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