Hemigrapsus sanguineus

Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Varunidae
Genus: Hemigrapsus
Species:
H. sanguineus
Binomial name
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(De Haan, 1853) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Grapsus (Grapsus) sanguineus De Haan, 1835
  • Heterograpsus maculatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853

Hemigrapsus sanguineus, the Japanese shore crab or Asian shore crab, is a species of crab from East Asia. It has been introduced to several other regions, and is now an invasive species in North America and Europe. It was introduced to these regions by ships from Asia emptying their ballast tanks in coastal waters.

  1. ^ a b Peter Davie (2012). "Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan, 1835)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 24, 2011.