Alain (crab)

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]

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

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS are:[4]

References


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