Marine Species Traits - Metagrapsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853

WoRMS taxon details

Metagrapsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853

AphiaID

240971 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:240971)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Sesarma curvata H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Metagrapsus curvatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Sesarmidae Dana, 1851

Original name

Metagrapsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853

Direct children (2)

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Species Metagrapsus curvatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Species Metagrapsus pectinatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 accepted as Metagrapsus curvatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

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]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metagrapsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240971 on 2025-05-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-06-05 08:26:38Z

created

Fransen, Charles

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-19 07:58:39Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2022-05-18 20:24:38Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

2023-02-26 19:17:52Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description 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]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metagrapsus)
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