Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) is a animal in the Grapsidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)

Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)

Grapsus adscensionis is a crab species found in the eastern Atlantic along Africa's coast and multiple Atlantic islands.

Family
Genus
Grapsus
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)

Grapsus adscensionis is a species of crab that occurs in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Its distribution covers parts of the Atlantic coast of Africa, as well as multiple Atlantic island groups including Macaronesia, Saint Helena, Ascension Island, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Fernando de Noronha.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Grapsidae Grapsus

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