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.[2] The family Plagusiidae includes the subfamily Plagusiinae, comprising the genera Percnon and Plagusia, which constitute a widespread group of litophilic, intertidal and subtidal crabs that are notorious for their speed and their agility.[3]
Six genera are included in the family:[4]
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 family Plagusiidae includes the subfamily Plagusiinae, comprising the genera Percnon and Plagusia, which constitute a widespread group of litophilic, intertidal and subtidal crabs that are notorious for their speed and their agility.
Six genera are included in the family:
Davusia Guinot, 2007 Euchirograpsus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 Guinusia Schubart & Cuesta, 2010 Miersiograpsus Türkay, 1978 Percnon Gistel, 1848 Plagusia Latreille, 1804
