Forestia
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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)
Quick Facts Forestia, Scientific classification ...
Forestia | |
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Forestia depressa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Xanthidae |
Genus: | Forestia Guinot, 1976 |
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The name Forestia commemorates the French carcinologist Jacques Forest.[2]