Grapsus adscensionis is a species of crab found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Grapsus adscensionis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Grapsidae
Genus: Grapsus
Species:
G. adscensionis
Binomial name
Grapsus adscensionis
(Osbeck, 1765)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancer adscensionis Osbeck, 1765
  • Grapsus adscencionis (Osbeck, 1765)
  • Grapsus pictus var. ocellatus Studer, 1883
  • Grapsus webbi Milne-Edwards, 1853

Distribution

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Grapsus adscensionis is found in parts of the Atlantic coast of Africa and in several groups of Atlantic islands such as Macaronesia, Saint Helena, Ascension Island, São Tomé and Príncipe and Fernando de Noronha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)". www.marinespecies.org. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 August 2022.