Percnon

Percnon
Percnon gibbesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Plagusiidae
Genus: Percnon
Gistel, 1848 [1]
Synonyms
  • Acanthopus De Haan, 1833
  • Leiolophus Miers, 1876
  • Liolophus Alcock, 1876

Percnon is a genus of crabs. It is "doubtfully placed" in the family Plagusiidae,[2] and it has also been included in the family Grapsidae.[1]

Species

Six species are recognised:[2]

References


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