WoRMS taxon details
Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783)
207529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207529)
accepted
Species
Cancer ballantei Curtiss, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Grapse rude H. Milne Edwards, 1837 · unaccepted > unavailable name (vernacular name)
Grapsus gracilipes H. Milne Edwards, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus gracillimus Sendler, 1923 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus hirtus Randall, 1840 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus pharaonis H. Milne Edwards, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus rude H. Milne Edwards, 1837 · unaccepted (vernacular name)
Grapsus rudis Gibbes, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh
recent only
(of Cancer tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207529 on 2024-04-27
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original description
(of Cancer tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details]
original description (of Grapsus gracilipes H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]
original description (of Grapsus gracillimus Sendler, 1923) Sendler, A. (1923). Die Dekapoden und Stomatopoden der Hanseatischen Südsee-Expedition. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 38: 21-47; Pls. 5-6 [imprint 1922]. [details]
original description (of Grapsus hirtus Randall, 1840) Randall, J.W. (1840). Catalogue of the Crustacea brought by Thomas Nutall and J.K. Townsend, from the West Coast of North America and the Sandwich Islands, with descriptions of such species as are apparently new, among which are included several species of different localities, previously existing in the collection of the Academy. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia.</em> 8: 106-147, pls. 3-7. [details]
original description (of Grapsus pharaonis H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]
original description (of Grapsus rudis Gibbes, 1850) Gibbes, L.R. (1850). Catalogue of the Crustacea in the cabinet of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, August 20th, 1847, with notes on the most remarkable. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2): 22-30. [details]
original description (of Cancer ballantei Curtiss, 1938) Curtiss, A. (1938). A Short Zoology of Tahiti. Brooklyn: Anthony Curtiss. xvi + 193 pp. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Grapse rude H. Milne Edwards, 1837) Milne Edwards, H. (1834-1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris; vol I (1834): i-xxxv + 1-468, vol. II (1837): 2: 1-532, vol. III (1840): 1-638, pls. 1–42. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]
basis of record Hartnoll, R.G. (1975). The Grapsidae and Ocypodidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) of Tanzania. J. Zool. London 177, 305-328 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Grapsus gracilipes H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]
original description (of Grapsus gracillimus Sendler, 1923) Sendler, A. (1923). Die Dekapoden und Stomatopoden der Hanseatischen Südsee-Expedition. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 38: 21-47; Pls. 5-6 [imprint 1922]. [details]
original description (of Grapsus hirtus Randall, 1840) Randall, J.W. (1840). Catalogue of the Crustacea brought by Thomas Nutall and J.K. Townsend, from the West Coast of North America and the Sandwich Islands, with descriptions of such species as are apparently new, among which are included several species of different localities, previously existing in the collection of the Academy. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia.</em> 8: 106-147, pls. 3-7. [details]
original description (of Grapsus pharaonis H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]
original description (of Grapsus rudis Gibbes, 1850) Gibbes, L.R. (1850). Catalogue of the Crustacea in the cabinet of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, August 20th, 1847, with notes on the most remarkable. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2): 22-30. [details]
original description (of Cancer ballantei Curtiss, 1938) Curtiss, A. (1938). A Short Zoology of Tahiti. Brooklyn: Anthony Curtiss. xvi + 193 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request] original description (of Grapse rude H. Milne Edwards, 1837) Milne Edwards, H. (1834-1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris; vol I (1834): i-xxxv + 1-468, vol. II (1837): 2: 1-532, vol. III (1840): 1-638, pls. 1–42. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]
basis of record Hartnoll, R.G. (1975). The Grapsidae and Ocypodidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) of Tanzania. J. Zool. London 177, 305-328 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Habitat Rocky shores. Also found in mangroves. Stands on rocky substrate. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Natal lightfoot crab | [details] |
| Hawaiian | 'a'aama | [details] |
| Japanese | オオイワガニ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Grapsus gracilipes H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2000-10769) (from synonym Grapsus gracilipes H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2000-10875) (from synonym Grapsus rudis Gibbes, 1850)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2000-3438) (from synonym Grapsus pharaonis H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Grapsus gracilipes H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2000-10769) (from synonym Grapsus gracilipes H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2000-10875) (from synonym Grapsus rudis Gibbes, 1850)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2000-3438) (from synonym Grapsus pharaonis H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records)
To ITIS
