Common name of Grapsus grapsus
 
Common Name Sally lightfoot crab
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier behavior
2nd Modifier person (eponym)
Remarks 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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