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Alain (crab)

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Alain
Alain crosnieri:holotype MNHN[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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,[1] and was first described in 1998 by Raymond Manning.[1][2] The type species of this genus (Alain crosnieri)[3] was collected in Indonesian territorial waters.[2]

Species

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Species listed at WoRMS are:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alain R.B.Manning, 1998". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b WoRMS. "Alain Manning, 1998". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-03-17.