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 | |
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| Alain crosnieri:holotype MNHN[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Pinnotheridae |
| Genus: | Alain Manning, 1998 |
Species
editSpecies accepted by WoRMS are:[4]
- Alain crosnieri Manning, 1998
- Alain raymondi Ahyong, 2008
References
edit- ^ MNHN, Chagnoux S (2023). "The crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris). Version 68.303. MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. Occurrence dataset". MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. doi:10.15468/qgvvhd. Retrieved 2023-03-17 – via GBIF.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Alain R.B.Manning, 1998". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alain Manning, 1998". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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