| Plagusiidae | |
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| Percnon gibbesi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Grapsoidea |
| Family: |
Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 |
| Genera | |
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The Plagusiidae are a family of crabs, formerly treated as a subfamily of the family Grapsidae, but have since been considered sufficiently distinct to be a family in their own right. The Plagusiidae family includes the Plagusiinae subfamily, comprising the genera Percnon and Plagusia, which constitute a widespread group of litophilic, intertidal and subtidal crabs that are notorius for their speed and their agility.
Six genera are included in the family: