Percnon gibbesi

Percnon gibbesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Percnidae
Genus: Percnon
Species:
P. gibbesi
Binomial name
Percnon gibbesi
Synonyms

Percnon gibbesi is a species of crab.[1][3] It is one of at least two species commonly called Sally Lightfoot (the other being the semi-terrestrial Grapsus grapsus from the Pacific coast of the Americas), and is also referred to as the nimble spray crab[2] or urchin crab.[4] It has been described as "the most invasive decapod species to enter the Mediterranean".[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WoRMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b S. Cannicci; L. Garcia & B. S. Galil (2006). "Racing across the Mediterranean — first record of Percnon gibbesi (Crustacea: Decapoda: Grapsidae) in Greece" (PDF). JMBA2 Biodiversity Records. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21.
  4. ^ Florent Charpin. "Percnon gibbesi". Florent's Guide To The Tropical Reefs. Retrieved January 9, 2010.