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Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region Dar es Salaam Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
53
101
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
53
101
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
86
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
86
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
80
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
55
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
27
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dar es Salaam Region
4 Genera with 8 Species
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dar es Salaam Region
8 Species
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab

Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in Dar es Salaam Region
SubfamilyGrapsinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Grapsidae at artfakta.se
Grapsidae at biodiversity.org.au
Grapsidae at dyntaxa.se
Grapsidae at gbif.org
Grapsidae at irmng.org
Grapsidae at itis.gov
Grapsidae at marinespecies.org