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Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region Heron Island (Capricorn Group, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
93
241
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
91
239
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
51
153
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
152
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
150
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
72
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
69
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Heron Island
3 Genera with 4 Species
Grapsus Lamarck, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heron Island
4 Species
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab

Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in Heron Island
SubfamilyGrapsinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
4
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