Brachynotus sexdentatus

Brachynotus sexdentatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Varunidae
Genus: Brachynotus
Species:
B. sexdentatus
Binomial name
Brachynotus sexdentatus
(Risso, 1827)
Synonyms 
  • Goneplax sexdentatus Risso, 1827
  • Heterograpsus sexdentatus Lucas, 1846
  • Shurebus genuensis Verany, 1846
  • Shurebus genoensis Leach in White, 1847 (nomen nudum)
  • Grapsus laevigatus Spinola in White, 1847 (nomen nudum)
  • Heterograpsus lucasi H. Milne Edwards, 1853
  • Brachynotus lucasi Pesta, 1918

Brachynotus sexdentatus is a species of crab in the family Varunidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and became established for a time in Swansea Docks (United Kingdom). It grows to a maximum carapace width of 18 mm (0.71 in), and lives in shallow water on muddy bottoms.

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