Forestia
| Forestia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Forestia depressa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
| Genus: | Forestia Guinot, 1976 |
Forestia is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:[1]
- Forestia abrolhensis (Montgomery, 1931)
- Forestia depressa (White, 1848)
- Forestia pascua Garth, 1985
- Forestia scabra (Odhner, 1925)
The name Forestia commemorates the French carcinologist Jacques Forest.[2]
References
- ↑ Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286.
- ↑ Hans G. Hansson. "Prof. Jacques Forest". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
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