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Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
225
1036
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
223
1033
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
743
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
740
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
112
699
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
377
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
326
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
69
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
36
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
6 Genera with 15 Species
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Gnathograpsus A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18373SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
15 Species
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Gnathograpsus barbatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Heterograpsus elongatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab

Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyGrapsinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
13
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