Alain (crab)

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Alain
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Alain crosnieri :holotype MNHN [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Pinnotheridae
Genus: Alain
Manning, 1998

Alain is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Pinnotheridae, [2] and was first described in 1998 by Raymond Manning. [2] [3] The type species of this genus (Alain crosnieri) [4] was collected in Indonesian territorial waters. [3]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS are: [4]

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References

  1. MNHN, Chagnoux S (2023). "The crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris). Version 68.303. MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. Occurrence dataset". MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. doi:10.15468/qgvvhd . Retrieved 2023-03-17 via GBIF.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 "Alain R.B.Manning, 1998". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 Raymond B Manning (1998). "A new genus and species of pinnotherid crab (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Indonesia" (PDF). Zoosystema . 20 (2): 357–362. ISSN   1280-9551. Wikidata   Q93463352.
  4. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alain Manning, 1998". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-17.