About Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus longitarsis is a species of crab that belongs to the family Grapsidae, and it is native to the Indo-Pacific region. It was first formally described by James Dwight Dana in 1851, based on a specimen collected from the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. The authoritative decision on the synonymy of this species is based on work published by Banerjee in 1960. G. longitarsis is a tropical, benthic species that inhabits the intertidal zone at depths between 0 and 5 meters. For this species, precopulatory courtship via smell and touch is common, and sperm transfer typically occurs indirectly.
