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Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region Galle (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
75
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
75
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
66
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
66
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
65
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
49
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
47
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
12
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
9
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Galle
2 Genera with 2 Species
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galle
2 Species
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab

Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in Galle
SubfamilyGrapsinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
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