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GRAPSUS GRAPSUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Sally lightfoot
1, record 1, English, Sally%20lightfoot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- red rock crab 2, record 1, English, red%20rock%20crab
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a common active crab(Grapsus grapsus) living among rock near or below the tide line in the West Indies and adjacent mainland 1, record 1, English, - Sally%20lightfoot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grapse des rochers
1, record 1, French, grapse%20des%20rochers
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- zayapa
1, record 1, Spanish, zayapa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- abuete negro 2, record 1, Spanish, abuete%20negro
correct, masculine noun
- cangrejo rojo de roca 3, record 1, Spanish, cangrejo%20rojo%20de%20roca
correct, masculine noun
- cangrejo moro 4, record 1, Spanish, cangrejo%20moro
correct, masculine noun
- cangrejo pata ligera 5, record 1, Spanish, cangrejo%20pata%20ligera
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- cangrejo araña 6, record 1, Spanish, cangrejo%20ara%C3%B1a
correct, masculine noun, Peru
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La zayapa (Grapsus grapsus) es uno de los cangrejos más comunes de la costa pacífica y de las islas de América del Sur. Se puede encontrar también en las costas pacíficas de América Central y México. Es una de las especies características de las islas Galápagos, donde es conocido con el nombre de zayapa y es muy abundante y fácil de observar al lado de las iguanas marinas. Las crías son de color negro, pero los adultos presentan un característico color marrón o rojizo, que tiende al azul en la parte inferior. [...] Hasta el año 1990 se consideraba de la misma especie que Grapsus adscensionis, pero este último se encuentra en el Atlántico oriental, mientras que el Grapsus grapsus no. 1, record 1, Spanish, - zayapa
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