Percnon planissimum or flat rock crab[2] is a species of crab in the family Percnidae.[1] It is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific[1] from Somalia to Cocos Islands, the Philippines, and Kermadec Islands.[2]

Percnon planissimum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Percnidae
Genus: Percnon
Species:
P. planissimum
Binomial name
Percnon planissimum
(Herbst, 1804)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancer planissimum Herbst, 1804
  • Acanthopus planissimus (Herbst, 1804)
  • Acanthopus tenuifrons H. Milne Edwards, 1853
  • Percnon demani Ward, 1935
  • Plagusia clavimana Latreille, 1806
  • Plagusia serripes Lamarck, 1818

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Percnon planissimum (Herbst, 1804)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2022). "Percnon planissimum" in SeaLifeBase. December 2022 version.
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