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Shore Crabs
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Shore Crabs

Grapsidae

The Grapsidae are a family of crabs known variously as marsh crabs, shore crabs, or talon crabs. The family has not been confirmed to form a monophyletic group and some taxa may belong in other families. They are found along the shore among rocks, in estuaries, marshes, and in some cases pelagic among drifting seaweeds and flotsam.

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7 branches of this family, most-observed first

Pachygrapsus

genusPachygrapsus

Grapsus

genusGrapsus

Metopograpsus

genusMetopograpsus

Leptograpsus

genusLeptograpsus

Goniopsis

genusGoniopsis

Nippers

genusGeograpsus

Planes

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