Phylum : Arthropoda
Class : Crustacea
Sub class : Malacostraca
Series : Eumalacostraca
Super Order : Eucarida
Order : Decapoda
Infraorder : Brachyura
Family : Grapsidae
Sub Family : Grapsinae
Genus : Metapograpsus
Species : messor
Authority : Forskal
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