Grapsus adscensionis

Grapsus adscensionis is a species of crab found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Grapsus adscensionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Grapsidae
Genus:	Grapsus
Species:	G. adscensionis
Binomial name
Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
Synonyms[1]
Cancer adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 Grapsus adscencionis (Osbeck, 1765) Grapsus pictus var. ocellatus Studer, 1883 Grapsus webbi Milne-Edwards, 1853

Distribution

Grapsus adscensionis is found in parts of the Atlantic coast of Africa and in several groups of Atlantic islands such as Macaronesia, Saint Helena, Ascension Island, São Tomé and Príncipe and Fernando de Noronha.^[1]