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Plagusia squamosa (Herbst, 1790)
Plagusia squamosa is a marine crab of the family Plagusiidae, formerly considered a subspecies of Plagusia depressa (as P. d. tuberculata).It is found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceans. P. squamosa's carapace is bumpy and quite coarse, seemingly scaly, leading to its common name: The Scaly Rock Crab.
Synonymised names:
Cancer squamosa Herbst, 1790
Grapse tuberculatus Latreille in Milbert, 1812 (junior synonym)
Plagusia depressa squamosa (Herbst, 1790 [in Herbst, 1782-1790]) (superseded status)
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818 (superseded status)
Plagusia orientalis Stimpson, 1858
Plagusia tuberculata Lamarck, 1818 (junior synonym)
Plagusia squamosa is a marine crab of the family Plagusiidae, formerly considered a subspecies of Plagusia depressa (as P. d. tuberculata).It is found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceans. P. squamosa's carapace is bumpy and quite coarse, seemingly scaly, leading to its common name: The Scaly Rock Crab.
Synonymised names:
Cancer squamosa Herbst, 1790
Grapse tuberculatus Latreille in Milbert, 1812 (junior synonym)
Plagusia depressa squamosa (Herbst, 1790 [in Herbst, 1782-1790]) (superseded status)
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818 (superseded status)
Plagusia orientalis Stimpson, 1858
Plagusia tuberculata Lamarck, 1818 (junior synonym)